Table 4 Decentralized PV as a no-regrets investment option, by country.

From: Mapping of affordability levels for photovoltaic-based electricity generation in the solar belt of sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and South Asia

Country

Unelectrified population

Population in areas in which PV is a no-regret option

(million)

(million)

(% of unelectrified population)

Philippines

31.7

0.000

0.000

Bangladesh

71.5

0.003

0.004

India

294.8

1.1

0.4

Myanmar

26.2

0.1

0.5

Nigeria

93.2

1.0

1.1

Sudan

26.2

0.4

1.7

Pakistan

54.8

2.0

3.6

Democratic Republic of Congo

66.2

2.8

4.3

Uganda

34.7

1.9

5.6

Indonesia

54.1

4.1

7.6

Mozambique

20.4

2.0

9.6

Cameroon

13.1

1.3

9.7

Tanzania

44.7

4.4

9.9

Kenya

34.0

3.9

11.4

Niger

17.2

4.4

25.5

Zambia

9.5

2.7

28.1

Madagascar

25.0

7.1

28.5

Ethiopia

94.0

27.9

29.6

Burundi

10.6

3.9

36.9

South Sudan

12.2

5.6

45.9

Chad

12.5

6.0

47.6

Malawi

16.1

9.2

56.7

Zimbabwe

11.8

7.0

59.4

Mali

14.8

8.9

60.6

Burkina Faso

13.8

9.6

70.0

Angola

10.9

8.5

78.2

  1. Source: Authors' compilation based on the analysis.