The Sub-Saharan African renewable energy market is currently in its early stages of development. Only a small segment of the total potential has been utilised to date and it is expected that significant investment in this sector will occur over between 2010 and 2020. This research service provides an overview of current projects and highlights some of the key challenges project developers face when developing these projects. It further provides insight into the key equipment suppliers to the region as well as the end-users investing in RE projects.