Snapshot of Africa’s Regional AC Market
In 2017, 2.8 million room ACs were sold in Africa. Although AC market size varies from year to year, the overall trend is that of growth – between 2015 and 2016 the African AC market grew 8.3%. To provide policymakers with a better understanding of regional AC market trends, CLASP gathered information on split AC and window AC products sold via online retailers in six markets in Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tunisia. CLASP | 2019 Cooling in a Warming World
Each of the countries CLASP chose for the study meets at least one of three criteria: • T he largest economies in terms of AC demand from each region in Africa • C ountries that import all of their AC equipment (i.e. without an AC manufacturing base) • C ountries that have demonstrated leadership on integrating energy efficiency into the refrigerant transition While each market is unique, the regional findings provide a glimpse into the state of play in African AC markets.
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