Photovoltaic Solar Electricity Potential Map for Africa

Africa's solar electricity potential is mapped from meteorological satellite observations. The map shows the energy reaching optimally inclined photovoltaic modules. The data was produced by SCIOPS using PVGIS and HelioClim-1 models, with a last update recorded in 2008.

Use Cases

• Identify high-potential solar installation sites across Africa using the mapped energy quantity values.
• Compare regional photovoltaic yield potential using the geospatial data layer for optimal module inclination.
• Model yearly electricity production for equator-oriented PV systems using the satellite-derived energy map.

Strengths

• Geospatial coverage spans the entire continent of Africa.
• Data derived from meteorological satellite observations.

Limitations

• Data temporal coverage ends in 2008, limiting analysis of recent trends.
• Specific quantitative metrics like row count or resolution are unknown.

Provenance

Source

PVGIS (European Commission) and HelioClim-1 (Mines ParisTech / Armines)

Collection Method

Computed from meteorological satellite observations.

Time Range

Models copyright 2001-2008.

Freshness

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Geography

Africa