Installed wind power capacity

STO-REC-STATD4Z4YVT2 National
6 billionwatts

Africa · as of 1 Jan 2021

Installed wind power capacity in the Africa reached 6 billion watts as of 1 January 2021 (GWEC).

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GWEC
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T2 National
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Article body
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16 Sep 2026
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During her tenure, Africa's installed wind capacity grew from 6 GW to 10 GW, funding mobilisation increased tenfold, and GWEC expanded its regional presence while supporting the development of national wind associations and industry bodies across the continent, including the establishment of the Nigerian Wind Energy Council.

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APA
Global Wind Energy Council. (2021). Juliana Kainga appointed GWEC Africa WindPower (AWP) Director. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/juliana-kainga-appointed-gwec-africa-windpower-awp-director. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D4Z4YVR05Z4PY0K09ZA9K2928J
MLA
Global Wind Energy Council. "Juliana Kainga appointed GWEC Africa WindPower (AWP) Director." 2021, https://www.gwec.net/news/juliana-kainga-appointed-gwec-africa-windpower-awp-director. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D4Z4YVR05Z4PY0K09ZA9K2928J.
Chicago
Global Wind Energy Council. "Juliana Kainga appointed GWEC Africa WindPower (AWP) Director." 2021. https://www.gwec.net/news/juliana-kainga-appointed-gwec-africa-windpower-awp-director. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D4Z4YVR05Z4PY0K09ZA9K2928J.
BibTeX
@misc{gwec2021installedk2928j, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {Juliana Kainga appointed GWEC Africa WindPower (AWP) Director}, year = {2021}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D4Z4YVR05Z4PY0K09ZA9K2928J}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/juliana-kainga-appointed-gwec-africa-windpower-awp-director. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Global Wind Energy Council · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Juliana Kainga appointed GWEC Africa WindPower (AWP) Director
Type
Press release
Published
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Article body
Retrieved
16 September 2026
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Review protocol
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Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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