{"id":86,"date":"2026-09-07T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/?p=86"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:20:28","slug":"africa-heads-for-a-record-year-in-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/africa-heads-for-a-record-year-in-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Heads for a Record Year in Solar Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Africa is on course to install a record 17 gigawatts of solar power in 2026\u2014an increase of 45% compared with last year\u2014according to new analysis by energy think tank Ember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is equivalent to roughly 100,000 solar panels being installed every day. It would also mark Africa\u2019s third consecutive record year, following strong growth in both 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The progress is spreading far beyond Africa\u2019s traditional solar leaders. Thirty-six of the continent\u2019s 54 countries are expected to install record amounts of solar capacity this year, while installations could more than double in 19 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000e2608210b094115742c713cb.png 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why It Matters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of this expansion is being driven by smaller solar systems used by homes and businesses. These installations can bring electricity to communities, support local enterprises and reduce dependence on unreliable power supplies without waiting for large national projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Brighter Future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solar surge shows how quickly practical technology can spread when it becomes affordable and accessible. It is a powerful sign of African households, entrepreneurs and communities taking their energy future into their own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Ember and African Tech Futures Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa is on course to install a record 17 gigawatts of solar power in 2026\u2014an increase of 45% compared with last year\u2014according to new analysis by energy think tank Ember. That is equivalent to roughly 100,000 solar panels being installed every day. It would also mark Africa\u2019s third consecutive record year, following strong growth in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation","category-positive-african-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}