Global Off-Grid Solar Market Reports

July – December 2022 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report

• 5.2 million solar energy kits were sold in the second half of 2022, a 20% increase from the first half of the year and 18% higher than the previous peak in the second half of 2019.
• PAYGO sales grew by 33% to exceed 2 million units for the first time.
• Solar home systems (SHS) recorded a 68% growth in sales, the highest of all product categories, led by numbers in Nigeria.
• TV sales grew by 28%, mainly due to increased sales of larger SHS in markets like Kenya and Nigeria.
• Global refrigeration units sales grew by 68%, after low sales volumes in the previous two semi-annual rounds of reporting.
• Solar water pump sales grew 63%, with growth concentrated in Kenya and Nigeria.
• A drop was seen in the sale of fans when compared to the first half of 2022. However, this is consistent with seasonal sales fluctuations seen each year.
• Today, 104 million people benefit from improved access to energy through off-grid solar energy kits from GOGLA affiliates and close to 15 million are benefiting from improved access to appliances.
• In the past decade, 98 million metric tons of CO2e have been avoided through the sale of off-grid solar solutions by affiliate companies, the equivalent of taking 26 coal-fired power plants offline for a year.