As of 2022, Egypt's operating gas plants had a total capacity of 51,608 megawatts, the highest in Africa. Algeria and Nigeria followed, with a capacity of approximately 22,250 megawatts and 10,970 megawatts, respectively.
Countries with highest operating gas plants capacity in Africa as of 2022
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Global Energy Monitor. (December 1, 2022). Countries with highest operating gas plants capacity in Africa as of 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370204/capacity-of-operating-gas-plants-in-africa-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Countries with highest operating gas plants capacity in Africa as of 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370204/capacity-of-operating-gas-plants-in-africa-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. (2022). Countries with highest operating gas plants capacity in Africa as of 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370204/capacity-of-operating-gas-plants-in-africa-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Countries with Highest Operating Gas Plants Capacity in Africa as of 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370204/capacity-of-operating-gas-plants-in-africa-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor, Countries with highest operating gas plants capacity in Africa as of 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370204/capacity-of-operating-gas-plants-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Countries with highest operating gas plants capacity in Africa as of 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370204/capacity-of-operating-gas-plants-in-africa-by-country/