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Solar imports to the Horn of Africa, year to September 2025
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Solar imports to the Horn of Africa, year to September 2025

Published by Xogsawir, a Jaantus project. 3 November 2025.

Solar demand is quietly rising across the Horn of Africa. In the year to September 2025, solar panel imports across the Horn of Africa more than doubled to 1.39 gigawatts, up from 555 megawatts in the previous twelve months. Kenya led the region at 572 megawatts, an annual increase of 55 percent, followed by Sudan at 570 megawatts, roughly seven times its prior baseline. Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti each cleared 60 megawatts. Somalia grew 63 percent year on year, Djibouti 148 percent, and Eritrea rose from a low base. Imports from China are a demand proxy and run ahead of installation; commissioned capacity will lag the import figures.

Sources

  1. Ember China Solar PV Export Explorer. Accessed 3 November 2025.

Notes

Figures are rolling twelve-month solar panel imports from China by Horn of Africa country, measured in megawatts. Import data are reported by China Customs and used as a demand proxy. Actual installed capacity will lag imports as panels are commissioned.

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