The developing nations of Africa are popular locations for the application of renewable energy technology. Currently, many nations already have small-scale solar, wind, and geothermal devices in operation providing energy to urban and rural populations. These types of energy production are especially useful in remote locations because of the excessive cost of transporting electricity from large-scale power plants. Some of these sources include the following among others.

• Bio-fuel.
• Biomass.
• Bio-gas.
• Geothermal.
• Hydro-power.
• Solar energy.
• Tidal power.
• Wave power.