Research Article

Solar Photovoltaic Energy and Electricity Security on ECOWAS Countries

Table 2

Potential area of PV Energy.

Country Suitable land area (km2) Proportion of total territory (%)

Côte d’Ivoire82068.7725.56
Ghana95595.6739.78
Liberia28825.6430.13
Burkina Faso119292.4243.53
Guinea92902.50 37.42
Guinea-Bissau10376.4533.05
Mali335023.5626.63
Senegal44797.8122.69
Sierra Leone18608.8725.45
The Gambia3240.8732.51
Benin37011.1931.23
Niger306313.9625.86
Nigeria403432.7444.17
Togo17373.3930.92