Via Semafor, an interesting look at sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation prospects, illuminating South Africa’s commanding lead:

South Africa will produce nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation capacity over the next half decade, the International Energy Agency estimates. Most of the 64 gigawatts of renewables in the region are expected to come from solar and wind energy sources, the bulk of which will be driven by South Africa’s expansion of industrial and residential applications.There’ll also be expanding renewable energy generation from hydropower in places like Ethiopia, Angola and Tanzania. But there is a downside to that dependence, the IEA said. “While large-scale hydropower projects can cost-effectively improve electricity access, they can take a decade or more to plan and build,” it warns. “As a result, annual additions can fluctuate following hydropower investment cycles.”