NGA report by Ember, a global energy think tank, estimates that Nigeria will install 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in 2026, driven primarily by the adoption of small-scale, distributed solar systems by households and businesses. This growth is part of a broader trend across Africa, where the continent is projected to add 17GW of solar capacity in 2026, a 45% increase from the previous year. However, this expansion is not fully captured in official statistics, as most of the new capacity comes from decentralized systems that are harder for governments and utilities to track. The report highlights that distributed solar, systems installed on the customer side of the grid, accounts for the majority of new solar capacity in Africa, with Nigeria emerging as the largest small-scale solar market in sub-Saharan Africa, reaching approximately 6GW of cumulative capacity by 2025.
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual information from a third-party energy think tank, Ember, highlighting the discrepancy between actual solar growth and official Nigerian statistics. It does not exhibit overtly biased language, one-sided sourcing, or editorializing. The content remains neutral in tone, as
