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Ethiopia Solar Capacity

21.6 MWas of 2025+0.0% vs 2024

Installed solar electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA). Source: IRENA RENEWABLES. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

Trend

2007 – 2025 · IRENA

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodSolar Capacity
202521.6 MW
202421.6 MW
202321.2 MW
202221.2 MW
202121.2 MW
202020.2 MW
201912.4 MW
201812.4 MW
201712.5 MW
201614 MW
20159.9 MW
20149.1 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=ET&metric_key=solar_capacity_mw" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Solar Capacity across Africa

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CountrySolar CapacityPeriod
Nigeria284.5 MW2025
Kenya551.1 MW2025
South Africa11.3K MW2025
Egypt3.3K MW2025
Ghana185.5 MW2025
Tanzania12.2 MW2025

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