Sixteen countries in Africa reduced or eliminated their proposed coal over the last decade

Change in proposed coal power capacity, from 2015 to 2024, in gigawatts (GW)

Egypt
−11.2
South Africa
−7
Zimbabwe
−1.8
Mozambique
−2.4
Botswana
−2.3
Nigeria
−2
Ghana
−2.1
Tanzania
−0.2
Kenya
−1.2
Malawi
−0.2
Senegal
−0.9
Zambia
+0.3
Niger
−0.4
DR Congo
−0.5
Morocco
−0.4
Namibia
−0.3
Ethiopia
−0.1
Madagascar
+0
Eswatini
+0.3
2024|
2015|
Chart: Nick FerrisSource: Global Energy Monitor