Electricity generation in Africa amounted to 839 terawatt hours in 2018. South Africa is the largest producer, accounting for a little less than one third of total electricity production on the continent.
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BMWK. (March 21, 2021). Electricity generation in Africa from 1990 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/246299/electricity-produced-in-africa/
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