Solar Potential Area in Africa (Direct Normal Irradiation: DNI in kWh/m2/year)
Project: Africa: Energy Development Plan to Decarbonise the Continent
Prepared for Power Shift Africa, prepared by the Institute for Sustainable Futures, The University of Technology Sydney.
Scenario: Available land—excluding protected areas (PA), extreme topography (slope > 30%, S30), solar irradiation (DNI < 1,000kWh/m2 year), and certain land-cover classes, (closed forests, wetlands, moss and lichen, snow and ice, and water (permanent water bodies) )(LU).
Cities in Africa
Source: ESRI
Transmission Lines (kV)
Source: World Bank, "Africa - Electricity Transmission and Distribution Grid Map"
Africa - project scope
Countries
Source: Large Scale International Boundaries (U.S. Department of State)
Scenario 1: Solar Potential Area - Africa
Solar Potential Area (total): 19,290,445 km 2
Solar Energy Potential (total): 482,261GW
DNI (kWh/m2/year)
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