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Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says
Africa's solar capacity grew 17% in 2025, driven by Chinese panel imports, falling costs, and expanding local supply chains, industry report says.
- Africa emerged as the fastest-growing solar market in 2025, with installed capacity expanding 17% last month due to Chinese-made solar panels and falling prices.
- Falling hardware and storage costs have made systems affordable, with battery storage costs dropping to $112 per kilowatt-hour in 2025 and diesel subsidy removals in Nigeria accelerating solar adoption.
- Shipments and import records show sharp country-level surges as Africa has 23.4 GWp working capacity despite nearly 64 GWp shipped, with Algeria, Zambia, Botswana, Nigeria, and Egypt seeing major import increases last year.
- The sector is creating widespread service jobs as thousands of small and medium enterprises emerge, while Nigeria's 1 GW factory and facilities in Egypt, South Africa, and Ethiopia boost local manufacturing.
- Industry is looking to China for knowhow and supply-chain investment, but policy uncertainty and shifting import duties undermine investor confidence across markets, affecting at least 23 African countries including South Africa, Tunisia, Kenya, Chad and the Central African Republic.
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Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, says report
Africa was the world’s fastest-growing solar market in 2025, defying a global slowdown and reshaping where the momentum in renewable energy is concentrated, according to an industry report released in late last month.
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Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says
A report shows that Africa has emerged as the world's fastest-growing solar market even as global growth slowed last year, driven by a 60% surge in imports of solar panels from China.
AFRICA IS THE FASTEST GROWING SOLAR MARKET, DEFYING GLOBAL SLOWDOWN, REPORT SHOWS
Sat 14 February 2026: Africa’s solar expansion is no longer confined to a single dominant market but reflects a distributed energy transition driven by equipment imports, price declines, and unreliable grids. The shift alters where global renewable demand growth is concentrated as worldwide expansion slows. The Africa Solar Industry Association said installed capacity grew 17% […]
Nigeria Overtakes Egypt To Become Second Largest Importer As Africa Leads In Solar Energy Growth
By Enyichukwu Enemanna An industry report released late last month has indicated that Africa is taking a lead as world’s fastest-growing solar market in 2025, defying a global slowdown, emerging as the centre where renewable energy is concentrated. While South Africa has historically dominated solar imports in Africa, and at one point accounted for roughly half of all panels shipped to the continent, Nigeria has displaced Egypt, becoming Africa’…
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