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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.

    DS0245 Energy electricityfossil fuelhydro powersolarsouth africa
    Source: Ember
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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.

    DS0259 Energy africaclimate changeelectricityfossil fuelgashydro powerrenewable energysolarwind
    Source: Ember

    Last updated: 10 June 2025

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  • Sasol’s Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – indirect emissions generated across its value chain – measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e). It includes emissions from Sasol’s energy and chemical operations, including Secunda, Sasolburg, Mining, and Natref, as well as activities in Mozambique, Eurasia, North America, and other parts of Africa.

    DS0278 Climate & Environment fossil fuelsasolsouth africa
    Source: Sasol
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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.

    DS0032 Climate & Environment electricityeskomfossil fuelsouth africa
    Source: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
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  • MWh of electricity generated by Eskom's four gas-turbine power stations, which include the open-cycle gas turbines (OCGT). These burn mainly diesel, are expensive to run and are used to supplement electricity supply when the coal fleet is unable to meet demand. Eskom reports data for its OCGTs, Ankerlig and Gourikwa, separately from the other two, Port Rex and Acacia, which are older modular gas turbines.

    DS0271 Energy eskomfossil fuelsouth africa
    Source: Eskom

    Last updated: 10 July 2026

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  • The fuel price per month for a litre of diesel 500ppm and 50ppm in Gauteng. Data starts 2017.

    DS0352 Transport & Infrastructure fossil fuel
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2017-01-04 Source: Fuels Industry Association of South Africa

    Last updated: 3 August 2026

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