India, Feb. 23 -- Algeria emerging as the continent's third 'solar champion' after South Africa and Egypt

Of the 37 countries that are part of the solar 'gigawatt club', only two - South Africa and Egypt - are from Africa. But this might change soon with nine more African countries ramping up solar capacity, said the first annual African Solar Energy Outlook 2021 report released by the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) on February 16, 2021.

Nations with installed capacity to produce 1 GW of solar power form the 'gigawatt club', an unofficial tag.

The nine countries that are developing their solar infrastructure are Algeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Namibia, Ethiopia, Morocco and Botswana, the repo...