Renewable Energy Dashboard
A central repository for industry information on using renewable energy to power mobile towers.
2021 Global Mobile Tower Numbers
total towers
A tower is defined as macro, rooftop or small cell site. Antennae in buildings and in street furniture are excluded.
compound annual growth rate
towers powered by renewable energy
A renewable energy tower is fully powered by on-site renewable energy, or partially powered by it and a fossil fuel power source.
off-grid and bad-grid towers powered by renewable energy
of off-grid and bad-grid towers run on diesel
An off-grid tower is not connected to the electricity grid. A bad-grid tower is connected to the grid but suffers grid power outages for more than six hours a day on average.
off-grid and bad-grid towers run on diesel
metric tonnes of CO2e/year from diesel generators
The CO2 estimation is based on typical usage of diesel generators at off-grid and bad-grid sites and excludes emissions from grid electricity generation.
of the industry’s annual emissions
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total towers
towers powered by on-site renewable energy
off-grid and bad-grid towers run on diesel
The mobile tower numbers presented are based upon available operator and tower company data. Variations in the methodologies used by operators and tower companies to count their towers mean that the numbers should only be considered as estimates. A full description of the methodology used can be found in the Renewable Energy for Mobile Towers Report.
The data displayed has been sourced from GSMA desk research or shared with us by partners and organisations active in-country. If you have information regarding mobile tower numbers, examples of renewable energy case studies or projects, or if you would like to discuss the methodology used, please get in touch by email:Â [email protected]
