Great data here, showing just how large and sudden the increase in Africa's production and deployment of solar is. Perfectly in line with our @transitionshow.bsky.social miniseries on South Africa! Part 2 launched Wed, and the final part launches June 3. xenetwork.org/ets/category...
South Africa is embarking on a major reform of its electricity system to transition from a state-owned monopoly to a free market, and from coal to renewables.
A NEW TWIST in Africa's soaring solar story:
It's now manufacturing its own panels. The factories use imported Chinese cells, which are 40% of the value of panels, keeping much of the value domestically.
9 GW of cells+wafers in Mar/Apr alone🧵
