🚨 Imports of Chinese solar panels into Africa jumped 60% in the 12 months through June 2025.

📊 Total imports: 15,032 MW — up from 9,379 MW the year before.

🏆 Biggest movers:
• 🇳🇬 Nigeria (1,721 MW, now 2nd)
• 🇩🇿 Algeria (1,199 MW, 33× increase)
• 🇿🇲 Zambia (8×), 🇧🇼 Botswana (7×), 🇸🇩 Sudan (6×)
• 🇿🇦 South Africa remains top importer (3,784 MW).

⚡ Potential impact:
• Sierra Leone could cover 61% of its 2023 power generation if panels are installed.
• Chad: 49%.
• Liberia, Somalia, Eritrea, Togo, Benin: each over 10% gains.

💡 Economics: In Nigeria, a $60 solar panel generates twice the electricity of $60 worth of diesel — with payback in six months.

📈 Experts call it the start of Africa’s solar take-off.