African Energy Atlas

African Energy Live Data presents a snapshot of Namibia's grid-connected power generation sector through three charts:

• Installed capacity trends, 2010-2023
• Energy mix pie charts: 2018, 2023, 2028
• Snapshot of the project pipeline, 2024-2028.

The charts show how Windhoek is making efforts to better use its excellent solar and wind resources and reduce its reliance on thermal-fired plants and a single large hydroelectric power plant.

Revised in February 2025, this map provides a detailed view of the power sector in Namibia.

• Power generation sites of 1MW+ shown by fuel and status
• Actual and planned interconnectors, including the Zambezi interconnector, Zizabona project and links to Angola, Botsawan and South Africa.
• Location of  substations.
• Location of key mining sites.
• A list of green hydrogen projects.

African Energy Live Data presents a snapshot of Burkina Faso's grid-connected power generation sector through three charts:

• Installed capacity trends, 2010-2023
• Energy mix pie charts: 2018, 2023, 2028
• Snapshot of the project pipeline, 2024-2027.

The charts illustrate that on-grid generation capacity has more than tripled since 2013. However, nearly half of what is theoretically operational is simply not available.

A major problem for the 2024-2027 projects pipeline is that progress on generation projects is both slow and unpredictable.

African Energy Live Data presents a snapshot of Zambia's grid-connected power generation sector through three charts:

• Installed capacity trends, 2010-2023
• Energy mix pie charts: 2018, 2023, 2028
• Snapshot of the project pipeline, 2024-2028.

Hydroelectric power output accounts for 85% of Zamiba’s 3.7GW of operational, on-grid capacity. The charts illustrate this overreliace on HEP – especially at times of drought. Our analysis of Zambia’s energy mix projects a tenfold increase in on-grid, operational solar PV capacity from 2023-2028.

This map shows the potential for Morocco to develop renewable energy in the south and transport it north for use in the kingdom’s main areas of consumption, via a proposed 3GW HVDC connector between Dakhla and Casablanca.

It also shows two other zones where commercial utility-scale wind farms are viable:

• Northern zone – close to the Strait of Gibraltar wind speeds are good and half a dozen large wind plants are already operating.
• Essaouria-Safi zone – where wind speeds are even better but there are fewer nearby offtakers and the grid is constrained

This map illustrates the prospects for the regional electricity supply industry and power trading in West Africa. With a focus on power interconnections across Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Gambia and Senegal, the map shows:

• The OMVG loop, Cote d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea (CLSG) line and Guinea-Mali Interconnection Project (PIEGM).
• Key Substations.
• The locations of 20MW+ power generation facilities that are operating, under construction or planned are shown by fuel type.

This map provides a detailed view of Nigeria’s  power generation and transmission infrastructure.

• Generation facilities that are operating, under construction or planned are shown by fuel type.
• Existing and future transmission lines are shown ranging from 132kV to 330kV.
• Actual and planned cross-border interconnectors are also shown including lines to Benin, Niger and Cameroon.
• Insets provide greater detail for Abuja, Kano, Lagos, the region covering Onitsha, Port Harcourt and Calabar, and the gas projects to the east of Port Harcourt.

This map illustrates both the potential for green power to supply South Africa’s most energy intensive users and the challenges linking these industrial sites to renewable energy power generation. The map shows:

• South Africa’s main areas of solar and wind power generation.
• Their proximity to existing and planned transmission infrastructure.
• The location of industrial sites (coal mines, smelters, steel works, chemicals, other mines and other industries) connected to members of South Africa's Energy Intensive Users Group.

This map provides a detailed view of power infrastructure across South Africa and Lesotho, with inset maps for eSwatini and the region around Pretoria, Johannesburg, Middelburg and Sasolburg. The map shows:

• The locations of power generation facilities that are operating, under construction or planned are shown by fuel type.
• Existing and future transmission lines are shown including 200/275kV to 765kV lines.
• Actual and planned cross-border interconnectors are also shown to Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique.