by Igor Prince Martial Bondobo¹*, Cyrille Rodrigue Enone Ellah¹, Ahmed El-Kebir Iya¹, Noé Landry Privace M’bouana², Ruben Martin Mouangue¹
1 Laboratory of Energy, National Higher Polytechnic School of Douala, University of Douala, Cameroon
2 Higher Institute of Technology, University of Bangui, Central African Republic.
*Corresponding author:[email protected]
Received: 10.09.2025 Accepted: 26.11.2025 Published online: 19.12.2025
Electrification in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to represent a critical challenge to its socio-economic development, particularly in rural areas, where access to electricity remains below 3%. In this context, photovoltaic solar energy stands out as an especially promising alternative, given the country’s considerable solar resource potential. The present study assesses the photovoltaic potential of Boali using hourly climatic data obtained from the SolarGIS and NASA POWER databases. The Skoplaki model was employed to estimate the operating temperature of the photovoltaic modules, which subsequently enabled the calculation of the expected electrical output of a 500 Wp solar panel. The results indicate that a single panel can generate approximately 28.3 kWh per year, a value comparable to the average annual per-capita electricity consumption in the CAR. These findings underscore the favorable climatic conditions of Boali for the implementation of solar-based electrification projects.