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  • Kilometres of new transmission lines installed per year by South African power utility Eskom.

    DS0201 Energy annual statisticselectricityenergyeskominfrastructuresouth africatransmission lines
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2007 to 2026 Source: Eskom

    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.

    DS0199 Energy electricityenergy availability factoreskompower generationsouth africaweekly data
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2020 to 2026 Source: National Transmission Company of South Africa

    Last updated: 29 September 2026

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  • Amount owed by South African municipalities to state power utility Eskom for electricity supplied. Covers financial years 2014 to 2026. Eskom's financial year starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March.

    DS0104 Governance eskomlocal governmentmunicipal debtpublic finance
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2014 to 2026 Source: Eskom

    Last updated: 1 October 2025

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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.

    DS0040 Energy electricityeskomsouth africa
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2007 to 2026 Source: Eskom

    Last updated: 13 April 2026

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  • Greenhouse gas emissions released by South Africa’s main electricity prducer, the state-owned utility Eskom. Emissions include total emissions as well as carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O). Data is from the Draft 10th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 1990-2024

    DS0032 Climate & Environment climateelectricityemissionseskomfossil fuelgreenhouse gas
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2000 to 2022 Source: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
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  • The annual contribution of renewable energy on the national grid in MWh as metered by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA). Renewable electricity sources are concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic and wind. Most of this electricity is generated by independent power producers who have contracts with Eskom or the NTCSA. At present Eskom operates only one wind farm.

    DS0225 Energy electricityeskomrenewable energy
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2016 to 2026 Source: National Transmission Company of South Africa

    Last updated: 25 August 2026

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  • This dataset contains the annual profit or loss of South Africa's electricity utility Eskom from 2009 to 2026 as reported in its annual reports.

    DS0407 Business annual resultseskomfinancial performanceprofit or loss
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2009 to 2026 Source: Eskom
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  • This dataset contains the annual employee benefit expenses (or staff costs) of South Africa's electricity utility Eskom. These include direct costs of employment such as salaries, overtime bonuses leave pay, medical aid and pension benefits, as well as training costs, temporary and contract staff costs.

    DS0408 Business annual financialsemployee benefitseskomstaff costs
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2009 to 2026 Source: Eskom
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  • This dataset contains South African electricity utility Eskom's total annual electricity sales in TWh as reported in its annual reports.

    DS0409 Business electricityelectricity saleseskom
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2007 to 2026 Source: Eskom
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