"The solar panels imported into Sierra Leone in the last 12 months, if installed, would generate electricity equivalent to 61% of the total reported 2023 electricity generation" #Energy#Solar#Africa
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-first-evidence-of-a-take-off-in-solar-in-africa/
Looks like some kind of threshold being crossed. Many suddenly vertical lines.
Jeez, just Egypt and South Africa together generate more than half of all electricity in Africa.
Each $1 of PV imported could displace ~$50 of fuel imports of its operating lifetime.
"A solar panel can pay back imported diesel within months. In Nigeria, a 420 Watt solar panel retails for around $60 USD ($0.14 USD/watt), and would produce 550 KWh in a year. At the current diesel price of $0.66 USD per litre, $60 USD of diesel would make only 275 KWh of electricity, implying a payback time of just six months."
And they're gonna use these panels to charge Chinese batteries for power after dark. And Chinese e-bikes. And at some point Chinese heat pumps too.
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