electricity
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This is the percentage of South Africa's electricity generated from different fuel types, eg, coal, nuclear, wind, solar, hydro and other fossil fuels, per month. It is a subset of Ember's monthly electricity data, which starts from January 2018.
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Kilometres of new transmission lines installed each year by South African power utility Eskom. These numbers are published in the technical statistics of Eskom's integrated results report annually. Note: the date refers to Eskom's financial year which is starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March.
Last updated: 1 October 2025
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Weekly Energy Availability Factor (EAF) percentage across Eskom power stations, representing the proportion of available generation capacity. Excludes electricity generated by independent power producers (IPPs), renewable energy sources, and imported power. Based on data published weekly by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA).
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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MWh of renewable electricity distributed by South Africa's national grid, reported by Eskom, via the National Transmission Company. Sources include concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic and wind. Data sourced from Weekly System Status Reports.
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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Solar panel imports from China to South Africa (measured in megawatts), based on data from Ember, which sources it from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. Data is available from 2017.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The monthly and cumulative total megawatts of private wind power projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) since 2018. These projects range in size from less than 1MW to more than 100MW.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The average annual percentage of electricity available for use, or the energy availability factor (EAF), of Eskom's power stations. It does not include electricity from independent power producers, renewables and imported power. It is sourced from the National Transmission Company of South Africa and updated yearly.
Last updated: 13 April 2026
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Share (%) of total electricity generated by different source types in African countries. Sources include gas, coal, nuclear, hydropower, wind, solar, and other sources. "Other renewables" refers to sources such as bioenergy, geothermal, and wave energy. "Other fossil" includes generation from oil and petroleum products, as well as manufactured gases and waste. The data covers 2000 to 2024. It is sourced from global energy think tank Ember. See metadata for more information.
Last updated: 10 June 2025
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Greenhouse gas emissions released by South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom between 2000 and 2022. Emissions include carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) nitrous oxide (N₂O) and total carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e). Data is from South Africa's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 2000 - 2022, published 2025-02-07.
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Electricity demand, generated and imported in terraWatt hours (Twh) per year in African countries, from 2000 to 2024. Demand is the sum of electricity generated and electricity imported. This data is from global energy think tank Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2025. For more information see metadata.
Last updated: 10 June 2025
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List of countries South Africa imports lithium-ion batteries from and the quartely value of imports in South African rands. The product code on tade map is 850760, lithium-ion accumulators (excl. spent)
Last updated: 18 July 2025
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Total generation capacity (MW) of private power projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) since 2018. Projects include renewable and non-renewable as well as battery storage.
Last updated: 3 February 2026
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Monthly data on private energy generation projects in megawatts registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). Projects include renewable and non-renewable as well as battery storage. The data starts from February 2018. It is updated monthly.
Last updated: 14 May 2026
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This dataset tracks the number of incidents of copper cable theft and infrastructure vandalism in the City of Johannesburg by financial year. It contains the total incidents per financial year and calculated daily averages. The data is sourced from City Power's Business Plans, Quarterly Reports and responses to questions asked by The Outlier
Last updated: 28 July 2026
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Quarterly conviction counts for copper cable theft and infrastructure vandalism in the City of Johannesburg from the 2023/24 financial year through 2025/26. It details the number of individuals successfully prosecuted and sentenced following arrests made by City Power security and law enforcement. Based on City Power quarterly reports and media disclosures.
Last updated: 29 July 2026
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