Source data
Year-end renewable power capacity, solar capacity and wind capacity, 2016 to 2025
Sources checked
- Botswana169 MW
- Lesotho104 MW
- Mozambique2,444 MW
- Namibia747 MW
- South Africa16,598 MW
- Zambia3,536 MW
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Year-end renewable power capacity, solar capacity and wind capacity, 2016 to 2025
The IRENA series measures maximum net generating capacity. For most technologies and countries it represents connected capacity at year end. The table uses published whole megawatts, with wind values given for countries listed in the Africa wind capacity table. Map pins use capital locations.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 2025 | 169 | 169 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2024 | 66 | 66 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2023 | 9 | 9 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2022 | 6 | 6 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2021 | 6 | 6 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2020 | 6 | 6 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2019 | 6 | 6 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2018 | 4 | 4 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2017 | 3 | 3 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2016 | 3 | 3 | Unavailable | 100.0 | Gaborone | -24.6544 | 25.9201 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2025 | 104 | 29 | Unavailable | 27.9 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2024 | 104 | 29 | Unavailable | 27.9 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2023 | 103 | 29 | Unavailable | 28.2 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2022 | 75 | 1 | Unavailable | 1.3 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2021 | 75 | 1 | Unavailable | 1.3 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2020 | 75 | 1 | Unavailable | 1.3 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2019 | 75 | 1 | Unavailable | 1.3 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2018 | 75 | 0 | Unavailable | 0.0 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2017 | 75 | 0 | Unavailable | 0.0 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2016 | 75 | 0 | Unavailable | 0.0 | Maseru | -29.5208 | 27.7167 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2025 | 2,444 | 175 | Unavailable | 7.2 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2024 | 2,444 | 175 | Unavailable | 7.2 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2023 | 2,430 | 162 | Unavailable | 6.7 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2022 | 2,383 | 115 | Unavailable | 4.8 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2021 | 2,332 | 63 | Unavailable | 2.7 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2020 | 2,323 | 55 | Unavailable | 2.4 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2019 | 2,316 | 48 | Unavailable | 2.1 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2018 | 2,271 | 5 | Unavailable | 0.2 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2017 | 2,270 | 4 | Unavailable | 0.2 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2016 | 2,270 | 4 | Unavailable | 0.2 | Maputo | -25.9664 | 32.5713 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2025 | 747 | 389 | 6 | 52.1 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2024 | 598 | 240 | 6 | 40.1 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2023 | 598 | 240 | 6 | 40.1 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2022 | 604 | 245 | 6 | 40.6 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2021 | 549 | 190 | 6 | 34.6 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2020 | 546 | 187 | 6 | 34.2 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2019 | 541 | 187 | 6 | 34.6 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2018 | 478 | 123 | 6 | 25.7 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2017 | 420 | 67 | 6 | 16.0 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2016 | 374 | 27 | 0 | 7.2 | Windhoek | -22.5648 | 17.0931 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2025 | 16,598 | 11,255 | 4,326 | 67.8 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2024 | 13,517 | 9,058 | 3,442 | 67.0 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2023 | 12,464 | 8,006 | 3,442 | 64.2 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2022 | 9,884 | 5,705 | 3,163 | 57.7 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2021 | 7,717 | 4,205 | 2,495 | 54.5 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2020 | 7,234 | 3,705 | 2,516 | 51.2 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2019 | 5,912 | 2,806 | 2,094 | 47.5 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2018 | 5,611 | 2,505 | 2,094 | 44.6 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2017 | 5,307 | 2,205 | 2,094 | 41.5 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2016 | 4,379 | 1,902 | 1,473 | 43.4 | Pretoria | -25.746 | 28.1871 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2025 | 3,536 | 328 | Unavailable | 9.3 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2024 | 3,401 | 193 | Unavailable | 5.7 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2023 | 3,339 | 131 | Unavailable | 3.9 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2022 | 3,303 | 95 | Unavailable | 2.9 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2021 | 2,843 | 94 | Unavailable | 3.3 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2020 | 2,537 | 94 | Unavailable | 3.7 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2019 | 2,535 | 93 | Unavailable | 3.7 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2018 | 2,445 | 4 | Unavailable | 0.2 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2017 | 2,443 | 2 | Unavailable | 0.1 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2016 | 2,432 | 1 | Unavailable | 0.0 | Lusaka | -15.3982 | 28.2937 | Source 1 |