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Botswana Renewable Energy Capacity

168.9 MWas of 2025+157.6% vs 2024

Total installed renewable electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA). Source: IRENA RENEWABLES. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

Trend

2009 – 2025 · IRENA

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodRenewable Energy Capacity
2025168.9 MW
202465.6 MW
20239.3 MW
20226.3 MW
20216.3 MW
20205.9 MW
20195.9 MW
20183.7 MW
20173.4 MW
20163.3 MW
20152.2 MW
20141.9 MW

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BW&metric_key=renewable_capacity_total_mw" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Renewable Energy Capacity across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryRenewable Energy CapacityPeriod
Nigeria3.2K MW2025
Kenya3K MW2025
South Africa16.6K MW2025
Egypt9.3K MW2025
Ghana1.8K MW2025
Ethiopia10.1K MW2025

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