Market dashboard - African solar energy

Third-party sourced data - Updated daily, weekly or quarterly

Deal tracker

Latest announced / closed deals

Solar projects announced, signed or commissioned across the continent: sponsor, size and original source. The five most recent are freely accessible, the full history after sign-up.

Date	Project	Country	Owner / sponsor	Amount	Status	Source
02/09/26	Noor Midelt I (630 MW + 1 300 MWh)	Maroc	Masen · China Energy (CEEC)	630 MW + 1 300 MWh	Signed	Le Desk
20/08/26	SunCentral 2	Afrique du Sud	SolarAfrica	114 MWac	Signed	SolarQuarter
07/07/26	Ferké Solar	Côte d'Ivoire	PFO Énergies · État CI	52 MWc	Online	pv magazine
29/06/26	West Minya (1 GW + 600 MWh)	Égypte	Hassan Allam Utilities · Infinity Power	560 M$	Announced	Billionaires.africa
23/06/26	Ilute (32 MW)	Zambie	Sefa (BAD) & partenaires	26,5 M$	Signed	AfDB (SEFA)

Block 0 - Oil

Front month contracts, closing prices.

Indicator	Index	Value	Unit	Chg. W-1	Chg. M-1	Source
Brent crudeFront month contract	ICE	98,38	$/bbl	▲ +1,4%	▲ +3,2%	TradingEconomics
WTI crudeFront month contract	NYMEX	87,88	$/bbl	▲ +1,1%	▲ +2,7%	TradingEconomics

Block 1 - Equipment

For each family: the reference market index (FOB China) then partner supplier offers (delivered to an African port) - request a firm quote in one click.

⚠ Equipment prices are FOB China. Real delivered cost = FOB price + sea freight (SCFI) + local duties + distributor margin. Partner suppliers publish their prices delivered to a reference African port.

Block 2 - Country view

Per country: exchange rate, policy rate and container freight from Shanghai - click to expand. CEVA freight quotes (40′ HC) as of 14/08/2026.

Cross-cutting - FX rates vs USD · live

Last updated:-

Pivot rates

Block 3 - Financial environment

Global benchmark rates

Central bank policy rates: see the Country view above.

Block 4 - Key facts

Interactive map - pick an indicator, hover a country

Irradiation = Peak Sun Hours (kWh/m²/day). Residential electricity price (USD/kWh). Diesel price (EUR/L). Sources: Global Solar Atlas, GlobalPetrolPrices, national regulators (2024-2025) - indicative values.

Methodology · Equipment prices FOB China (InfoLink) - delivered cost = FOB + SCFI freight + duties + distributor margin. · Partner supplier prices delivered to a reference African port, published directly by manufacturers. · Mid-market FX rates from OANDA, taken Monday 08:00 UTC. · Policy rates: latest known monetary policy decision - decision dates shown alongside. · Global benchmark rates: latest known fixing, reading date shown alongside. · Data shown here are market indicators for information only and do not constitute investment advice.