Africa List for Solar Power PlantEstimated PopulationCapitalMajor CitiesEstimated exported Solar Power Plant
Nigeria193,392,517Abujalagos, abuja, Ibadan, Benin city, Kano, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Jos, Warri, Zaria, Aba, Akure, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Minna, Ilorin15
Ethiopia99,391,000Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Bahir dar, Awassa, Dire Dawa, Mek’ele, Harar, Gonder, Jijiga, Aksun, Dessie, Adama, Bishoftu, Arba Minch, Debre Birhan10
Egypt96,983,083CairoCairo, Aalexandria, Luxor, Giza, Aswan, Port Said, Mansoura, Faiyam, Asyut, Ismailia, Tanta, Suez, El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Minya, Zagazig, Damietta, Kom Ombo08
Democratic Republic of the Congo86,026,000KinshasaKinshasa, Lubumbashi, Kisangani, Goma, Bukavu, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, Kolwezi, Matadi, Mbandaka, Likasi, Tshikapa, Kalemie, Kindu, Kikwit, Butembo26
South Africa54,956,900CapetownCapetown, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johnnesburg, Durban, Port Elizabethm East London, Soweto, Nelspruit, Kimberley, Stellenbosch, George, Vereeniging13
Tanzania51,046,000DodomaDar Es Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma, Mbeya, Moshi Urban, Kigoma, Tanga, Tabora, Bagamoyo, Iringa, Zanzibar City, Songea, Karatu, Shinyanga, Makambako, Mpanda10
Kenya45,533,000NairobiNairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Malindi, Thika, Kitale, Naivasha, Nyeri, Garissa, Aathi River, Nanyuki, Ruiru, Kakamega, Voi, Kangundo, Kisii03
Sudan40,235,000KhartoumKhartoum, Port Sudan, Omdurman, Kassala, Al Qadarif, Wad Madani, Nyala, El Obeid, Atbara, Al Fashir, Kosti, Khartoum North, Juba, Suakin, Dongola01
Algeria40,100,000AlgiersAlgiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tlemcen, Setif, Tamanrasset, Mostaganem, Ghardaia, Biskra, Batna, Skikda, Bab Ezzouar, Sidi Bel Abbes, Touggourt17
Uganda34,856,813KampalaKampala, Entebbe, Jinja, Mbale, Gulu, Mbarara, Kabale, Lira, Fort Portal, Arua, Kasese, Masaka, Lugazi, Kira Town, Njeru, Tororo, Kisoro, Nansana20
Morocco33,337,529RabatMarrakesh, Fes, Casablanca, Rabat, Meknes, Tangier, Chefchaouen, Essaouira, Volubilis, Agadir, Ouarzazate, Tetouan, Ifran, Sale, Beni-Mellel, El Jadida, Asilah12
Mozambique28,013,000MaputoMaputo, Beira, Quelimane, Nacala, Chimoio, Pemba, Matola, Nampula, Xai-Xai, Maxixe, Inhambane, Tete, Angoche Island, Vilankulos, Cuamba, Gurue07
Ghana27,043,093AccraAccra, Kumasi, Takoradi, Tamale, Cape Coast, Tema, Obuasi, Sunyani, Wa, Bolgatanga, Techiman, Koforiduam, Ho, Ashaiman, Winneba, Agona Swedru, Bawku05
Angola24,383,301LuandaLuanda, Lobito, N’dalatando, Huambo, Benguela, Kuito, Lubango, Malanje, Namibe, Soyo, Cuito, Cabinda, Sumbe, Caxito, Longonjo02
Ivory Coast22,671,331YamoussoukroAbidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouake, San-Pedro, Korhogo, Daloa, Man, Gagnoa, Divo, Grand-Bassam, Anyama, Abobo, Sassandra, Bingerville, Seguela, Sinfra, Abengourou, Odienne00
Madagascar22,434,363AntananarivoAntananarivo, Antsirabe, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara, Fianarantsoa, Antisiranana, Morondava, Taolagnaro, Ambovombe, Ambilobe, Ambanja, Sambava11
Cameroon21,917,602YaoundeYaounde, Douala, Bamenda, Bafoussam, Buea, Garoua, Ngaoundere, Limbe, Maroua, Bertoua, Kumba, Nkongsamba, Edea, Kousseri, Ebolowa, Dschang04
Burkina Faso18,450,494OuagadougouOuagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Banfora, Ouahigouya, Dedougou, Tenkodogo, Fada-Ngourma, Reo, Hounde, Sindou, Diapaga, Koupela06
Niger17,138,707NiameyNiamey, Zindar, Maradi, Aagadez, Alaghsas, Tahoua, Dosso, Tessaoua, Gaya, Dogondoutchi, Diffa, Ayorou, Madaoua, Mayahi, Tera, Mirriah, Tibiri, Dakoro03
Malawi16,832,900LilongweLilongwe, Blantyre, Zomba, Mzuzu, Liwonde, Karonga, Monkey Bay, Mangochi, Limbe, Livingstonia, Salima, Phalombe, Kasungu, Nkhata Bay08
Zambia15,473,905LusakaLusaka, Livingstone, Kitwe, Ndola, Kabwe, Chingola, Chipata, Kasama, Luanshya, Mufulira, Kafue, Mongu, Solwezi, Choma, Mansa, Kapiri Mposhi09
Mali14,528,662BamakoBamako, Timbuktu, Gao, Djenne, Segou, Mopti, Sikasso, Koutiala, Kita, Kayes, Markala, kidal, Kalabancoro, Kolokani, Bougouni19
Senegal14,354,690DakarDakar, Saint Lous, Touba, Thies, Kaolack, Zinguinchor, Rufisque, Pikine, Joal Fadiout, Richard Toll, Yoff, Mbour, Ndioum, Mbacke, Dahra, Cap Skirring12
Zimbabwe13,061,239HarareHarare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Gweru, Kadoma, Chitungwiza, Masvingo, Chinhoyi, Kwekwe, Marondera, Victoria Falls, Bindura, Kariba, Beitbridge45
Somalia12,316,895MogadishuMogadishu, Kismayo, Bosaso, Berbera, Baidoa, Hargeisa, Burco, Afgoye, Galkayo, Beledweyne, Merca, Jamaame, Laascaanood, Jowhaar, Buur Hakaba, Garbahaarrey, Xuddur34
Chad11,039,873N’DjamenaN’Djamena, Moundou, Abeche, Sarh, Kelo, Bongor, Koumra, Am Timan, Mongo, Pala, Faya-Largeau, Doba, Massakory, Moussoro, Biltine, Massaguet, Fada, Mao, Kyabe, Ati, Bitkine, Dourbali, Adre25
Tunisia10,982,754TunisSousse, Tunis, Kairouan, Sfax, Bizerte, Monastir, Gabes, Mahdia, Jendouba, Ariana, Beja, Testour, Gafsa, El Jem, El Kef, Medjez el Bab, Kasserine, Urusi10
Guinea10,628,972ConakryConakry, Kamsar, Kankan, Nzerekore, Gueckedou, Kindia, Kissidougou, Bissau, Coyah Prefecture, Labe, Faranah, Macenta, Fria Prefecture, Boke, Bissora, Siguiri, Mamou, Kouroussa, Timbo07
Rwanda10,515,973KigaliKigali, Butare, Gisenyi, Ruhengeri, Byumba, Kibuye, Gitarama, Kibungo, Nyamata, Cyangugu, Nyanza, Rwamagana, Gikongoro, Kabuga, Bugarama, Kibeho, Goma, Ruhango, Bukavu, Gatuna15
Benin10,008,749Porto NovoCotonou, Porto Novo, Parakou, Abomey, Bohicon, Ouidah, Djougou, Kandi, Natitingou, Benin city, Lokossa, Abomey, Nikki, Malanville, Ketou, Pobe, Savalou, Tanguieta, Sakete, Allada, Tchaourou56
Burundi9,823,828GitegaBujumbura, Gitega, Ngozi, Muyinga, Rumonge, Gatumba, Bururi, Kayanza, Ruyugi, Kayogoro, Makamba, Karuzi, Bubanza, Cibitoke, Rutana, Cankuzo, Mwaro, Muramvya, Kirundo47
South Sudan8,260,490JubaJuba, Yambio, Malakal, Wau, Bor, Yei, Rumbek, Bentiu, Aweli, Torit, Kapoeta, Renk, Tambura, Gogrial, Yirol, Kodok, Maridi, Kajo Keji, Leer, Nimule, Pajok87
Eritrea6,536,000AsmaraAsmara, Massawa, Keren, Assab, Mendefera, Akordat, Barentu, Dakemhare, Adi Keyh, Northen Red Sea, Nakfa, Gash-Barka, Tessenei, Senafe, Adi Kuala, Zula, Segheneyti, Nefasit, Badme63
Sierra Leone6,348,350FreetownFreetown, Makeni, Kenema, Koidu, Western Area, Bo, Kabala, Port Loko, Southern Province, Lunsar, Waterloo, Magburaka, Kambia, Kenema, Bonthe, Moyamba, Yengema, Kamakwie28
Togo6,191,155LomeLome, Kara, Bassar, Atakpame, Sokode, Kpalime, Tsevie, Dapaong, Aneho, Mango, Notse, Niamtougou, Badou, Bafilo, Vogan, Sotouboua, Tabligbo, Kande, Amlame, Kambole, Aflao53
Libya5,298,152TripoliTripoli, Benghazi, Misrata, Tobruk, Sirte, Al Bayda, Sabha, Sabratah, Derna, Ajdabiya, Az-Zawiyah, Gadamis, Khoms, Garyan, Zuwara, Tarhunah, Awbari, Bani Waled, Murzuq, Zliten, Ghat, Shahat, Tawergha50
Central African Republic3,859,139BanguiBangui, Berberati, Kaga-Bandoro, Mbaiki, Bouar, Bimbo, Bambari, Bangassou, Bossangoa, Carnot, Sibut, Birao, Paoua, Nola, Bozoum, Boali, Bamingui, Alindao, Mobaye, Obo36
Mauritania3,718,678NouakchottNouakchott, Nouadhibou, Kaedi, Nema, Zouerat, Atar, Rosso, Selibaby, Kiffa, Tidjikja, Chinguetti, Walatah, Akjoujt, Ouadane, Ayoun El Atrous, Tichit, Magta-Lahjar, Aleg, Atar, Mal, Choum17
Liberia3,476,608MonroviaMonrovia, Buchanan, Gbarnga, Harper, Kakata, Zwedru, Voinjama, Greenville, Bensonville, Ganta, Robertsport, Yekepa, Tubmanburg, Sanniquellie, Paynesville, Harbel, Barclayville, Bopolu38
Namibia2,280,700WindhoekWindhoek, Swakompund, Walvis Bay, Otjiwarongo, Rundu, Oshakati, Okahandja, Katima Mulilo, Keetmanshoop, Luderitz, Grootfontein, Tsumeb, Rehoboth, Gobabis, Mariental23
Botswana2,024,904GaboroneGaborone, Francistown, Maun, Selebi Phikwe, Lobatse, Serowe, Molepolole, Mahalapaye, Palapye, Kanye, Kasane, Mogoditshane, Jwaneng, Mochudi, Thamaga, Letlhakane, Ghanzi33
Lesotho1,894,194MaseruMaseru, Butha Buthe, Maputsoe, Mafeteng, Mohales Hoek, Mokhotlong, Hlotse, Qachas Nek, Roma, Quthing, Teyateyaneng, Malealea, Marakabeis, Pitseng, Mazenod, Camptown, Ramabanta, Borata51
Gambia1,882,450BanjulBanjul, Brikama, Serrekunda, Bakau, Farafenni, Basse Santa Su, Sukuta, Janjanbureh, Gunjur, Kerewan, Soma, Kololi, Mansa Konto, Bansang, Brufut, Tanji, Kuntaur, Barra, Kanifing34
Gabon1,802,278LibrevilleLibreville, Port-Gentil, Lambarene, Franceville, Oyem, Mouila, Moanda, Tchibanga, Koulamoutou, Makokou, Lastoursville, Bitam, Ntoum, Booue, Woleu, Ndjole, Gamba, Mayumba, Mitzic22
Guinea-Bissau1,530,673BissauBissau, Bissora, Mansoa, Catio, Buba, Farim, Bafata, Cacheu, Gabu, Quebo, Quinhamel, Canghungo, Boe, Fulacunda, Sao Domingos, Mansaba, Cacine, Prabis, canchungo, Safim, Bambadinca, Bedanda03
Mauritius1,261,208 Port LouisPort Louis, Mahebourg, Grand Baie, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes, Tamarin, Vacoas-Phoenix, Beau Bassin Rose Hill, Plaine Magnien, Triolet, Moka, Cap Malherureux, Goodlands, Bambous, Souillac70
Equatorial Guinea1,222,442MalaboMalabo, Bata, Mongomo, Ciudad de la Paz, Evinayong, Aconibe, Ebebiyin, Micomeseng, Rebola, Luba, San Antonio de Pale, Acurenam, Cogo, Niefang, Riaba, Mengomeyen, Bitika, Baney, Ayene14
Eswatini1,119,375MbabaneMbabane, Manzini, Lobamba, Nhlangano, Piggs Peak, Siteki, Big Bend, Malkerns, Mhlume, Simunye, Ngwenya, Hluti, Hlatikulu, Matsapha, Lavumisa, Bulembu, Mpaka, Tjaneni, Nsoko, Gege23
Comoros806,200MoroniMoroni, Mutsamudu, Foamboni, Domoney, Ouani, Mirontsi, Mitsamiouli, Tsembehou, Add-Doueni, Sima, Mbeni, Nioumachoua, M’Ramani, Foumbouni, Hahaia, Wanani, Iconi, Jimiline, Mvouni46