Global irradiation and solar electricity potential

Optimally-inclined photovoltaic modules

CAMEROON
10°0'0"E 15°0'0"E

0 50 100 200
Km

Maroua Chad
Nigeria

10°0'0"N
Guider

Garoua

Kontcha
Mbe

Ngaoundere

Tibati Meiganga
Wum
Kumbo
Bamenda
Eyumojok Foumban
Bafoussam Central African Republic
Bafang

5°0'0"N
Nkongsamba Belabo
Bafia
Kumba Bertoua
Batouri
Buea Abong
Limbe
Douala Yaounde Mbang
Edea
Eseka
Mbalmayo

Kribi Ebolowa
Republic of
the Congo
Equatorial
Gabon
Guinea
Projection: Lambert Azimutal Equal Area, WGS84, lat 0ºN lon 18ºE
Yearly sum of global irradiation Sources: CORINE Land Cover
2 Geonames
[kWh/m ] Natural Earth

<1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400

<900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800

Yearly sum of solar electricity generated by 1kWp
Urban area system with performance ratio 0.75
[kWh/kWpeak]
Water body
Authors: Thomas Huld, Irene Pinedo-Pascua
Joint European Commission • Joint Research Centre
Research Institute for Energy and Transport,
Centre Renewables and Energy Efficiency Unit
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