Table 1 Estimates of clean energy capacity via FDI in the most vulnerable countries in clean energy

From: Foreign direct investment can enhance the development of clean energy in countries with critical materials

Materials

Country

Quantity produced

Production controlled by FDI

FDI (%)

GW (2016– 2021)

Aggregate of GW via proposed FDI

Cobalt (kt)

DRC

408

346.04

70.74

0.108

1922.444

Zambia

117

85.75

68.2

0.387

476.389

PNG

7.3

6.25

85

0.017

34.722

Nickel (kt)

Indonesia

771

381

71.25

1.875

88.194

PNG

131

111.35

93

0.017

103.102

South Africa

248

198

50

52.282

91.667

Manganese (kt)

South Africa

71460

26370

55.58

52.282

73,250.000

Gabon

20820

14024

99.8

0.009

19,477.778

Brazil

8250

490

25

183.24

680.556

Bauxite (kt)

Guinea

198200

127900

90.1

0.009

0.008

Jamaica

48100

38100

76

1.239

12.674

Platinum (t)

South Africa

1477.7

924.7

63.3

52.282

11,339.200

Zimbabwe

142.8

50

50

0.373

1541.280

  1. DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo, PNG Papua New Guinea, FDI foreign direct investment, GW gigawatt unit, kt kilotons, t tons.