Coal drops to 74.31% of South Africa?s electricity generation mix
...South Africa?s The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has welcomed the latest estimates from the Ember Electricity Data Explorer, which shows that coal accounted for 74.31% of South Africa?s electricity generation in January 2025....
https://www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za/coal-drops-to-74-31-of-south-africas-electricity-generation-mix/
Minister Dion George welcomes decline in coal share and growth in ...
...The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, welcomes the latest available estimates from the Ember Electricity Data Explorer, which show that coal accounted for 74.31% of South Africa?s electricity generation in January 2025....
https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/minister-dion-george-welcomes-decline-coal-share-and-growth-renewables-south
How South Africa?s Shift from Coal to Renewables Is Going in 2025
...Just over 74% of South Africa?s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK, France, the US and the European Union....
https://www.africa.com/how-south-africas-shift-from-coal-to-renewables-is-going-in-2025/
Coal?s share of SA energy mix drops to record low, says global tracker
...South Africa?s reliance on coal for electricity generation fell to its lowest recorded level in January 2025, according to new figures from the Ember Electricity Data Explorer. Coal accounted for 74,31% of the energy mix in January ? down from 85,65% in June 2024 and 80% in November last year....
https://www.energize.co.za/article/coals-share-of-sa-energy-mix-drops-to-record-low-says-global-tracker
SA still heavily reliant on coal for electricity - report - News24
...Coal accounted for 84.4% of electricity production in South Africa in 2021. By comparison, clean energy sources accounted for 13.7% of South Africa's electricity production....
https://www.news24.com/business/economy/sa-still-heavily-reliant-on-coal-for-electricity-report-20220405
SA Electricity Made Visual - CRSES | The Centre for Renewable and ...
...Given coal?s dominance in the energy mix, this impacted the reliability of the total South African generation fleet, as illustrated by the energy availability factor (EAF) graph below....
https://www.crses.sun.ac.za/sa-energy-stats/
CSIR releases statistics on power generation in South Africa for 2022
...Coal still dominates the South African energy mix, providing 80% of the total system load. The contribution of renewable energy technologies (wind, solar PV and CSP) increased in 2022 to a total of 6.2 GW installed capacity and provided 7.3% of the total energy mix....
https://www.csir.co.za/csir-releases-statistics-on-power-generation-south-africa-2022
South Africa Electricity Generation Mix 2024 - Low-Carbon Power
...South Africa's electricity mix includes 82% Coal, 8% Solar and 5% Wind. Low-carbon generation reached a record high in 2024....
https://lowcarbonpower.org/region/South_Africa
Energy Generation from South African Coal
...Explore the energy generation from South African coal and its environmental impacts. Learn about coal mining, coal-fired power plants, clean coal technologies, and the transition to renewable energy sources. Discover how South Africa is shaping its energy future....
https://www.nationalcoal.co.za/post/south-african-coal-energy-generation
FACTSHEET ON THE ENERGY MARKET SOUTH AFRICA
...General indicators of South Africa?s energy sector South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources and well developed financial, legal, communications, energy and transport sectors....
https://energypartnership.org.za/fileadmin/southafrica/Reports___Media/EP_Energy_Market_Factsheet_South_Africa_final_07122022.pdf