South Africa had the largest renewable energy capacity in Africa as of 2024, reaching gigawatts. This corresponded to over ** percent of Africa's total renewable energy capacity that year. Egypt recorded the second-biggest capacity, at roughly *** gigawatts. Ethiopia followed with **** megawatts of renewable capacity.
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