Africa is no longer a peripheral solar market; it is now the fastest-growing region for new installations, according to AFSIA, with momentum building around both utility-scale plants and village-level ...

The report shows that Africa installed approximately 4.5 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, representing a 54% year-on-year ...

Africa was the world’s fastest-growing solar market in 2025, defying a global slowdown and reshaping where the momentum in ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have ...

Installations of solar power in Africa jumped 54% in 2025, new data shows, marking the fastest annual growth on record, driven by governments and development agencies deploying utility-scale projects ...

Africa emerged as the world's fastest-growing solar market in 2025, even as global growth slowed, according to a new report from the Africa Solar Industry Association. The continent's installed solar ...

Africa is emerging as the world's fastest-growing solar market, with China playing a critical role in the process, according ...

In Sierra Leone, a motorcyclist pulls into a roadside station—not for gas, but to swap in a fully charged solar-powered battery. Across Nigeria, families flick on solar lanterns, children study after ...

The Global Solar Council suggests that Africa added 54% more new solar PV capacity in 2025 than in the previous year. Image: ...

Bidirectional meters and vehicle-to-grid technology could unlock excess household solar energy, cut emissions and strengthen ...

Independent power producer SolarAfrica Energy has begun construction on its first utility-scale solar power installation, located in South Africa's Northern Cape—which will total 1 GW when complete ...

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out ...