[{"Meta":"Dataset","Value":"Renewable energy installations registered in South Africa","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source1","Value":"National Energy Regulator of South Africa.\nSource link 1 is to Electricity Overview page, select Registration option, in the dropdown select Registered Entities","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source2","Value":"IPP Office. Initially we used its database, but we now submit quarterly requests for updates.","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source_link_1","Value":"https://www.nersa.org.za/electricity/registration","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source_link_2","Value":"https://www.ipp-projects.co.za/","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Last_updated","Value":"2026-04-02","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Notes","Value":"","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Description","Value":"This dataset combines the total registered capacity in MW per year of projects that are part of South Africa's Renewable Energy \nIndependent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) and private projects \nregistered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). It was created to compare the total registered capacity of \nREIPPPP projects with Nersa projects. The data comes from two sources: the Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office - responses to quarterly requests for information - and Nersa. Note: Note: not all registered projects are operational.","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Variable","Value":"Description","Notes":"Notes"},{"Meta":"year","Value":"Calendar year. Timeframe 2011 to 4 April 2025. ","Notes":""},{"Meta":"date","Value":"Last day of the year or date of most recent update","Notes":""},{"Meta":"nersa","Value":"Capacity (MW) per year of private renewable projects (hydro, solar and wind) registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa)","Notes":""},{"Meta":"reippp","Value":"Capacity (MW) per year of preferred bidders per year in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP)","Notes":""},{"Meta":"grand_total","Value":"MW of combined capacity of Nersa and REIPPP projects","Notes":""}]