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This proportion is forecast to rise to 36% by 2030. The document highlights that high renewable generation, particularly wind and solar, significantly lowers wholesale prices; in 2025, hours where gas was below 20% of the mix averaged £60/MWh, compared to £130/MWh when gas exceeded 50%. Recent data from March and April 2026 shows record wind and solar generation displacing gas during a period of geopolitical conflict and fuel price spikes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000387#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Approximately 15% of British power generation is currently independent of gas power prices, driven by 10 GW of renewable capacity under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. This is an increase from 6.1% in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000387#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proportion of power generation priced independently of gas is forecast to reach 36% by 2030. This growth is supported by the AR7 auction in late 2025, which included 36 wind farms (9.7 GW) and 128 solar farms (4.9 GW), and the AR8 auction scheduled for summer 2026.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000387#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Renewable power reduces wholesale electricity prices by displacing gas. In 2025, hours where gas represented less than 20% of the electricity mix had an average price of £60/MWh, whereas hours where gas exceeded 50% of the mix averaged £130/MWh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000387#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In early 2026, record renewable generation coincided with a fossil fuel crisis. 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The continent's manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP has remained below 13% since 2020, leading to concerns regarding premature deindustrialisation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000078#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Manufacturing capacity in Africa is concentrated in a few countries and low-technology sectors. In 2023, only Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, and Morocco had manufacturing value added exceeding US$10 billion, with most industry focused on products such as textiles, clothing, food, beverages, and wood.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000078#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), launched in 2021, is expected to mitigate the limitations of small domestic markets. 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