South Africa has 524 power plants totalling 62,964 MW and 79,648 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap.
| Source | Output | Count |
|---|---|---|
| coal | 45,833 MW | 23 |
| hydro | 3,603 MW | 27 |
| wind | 3,597 MW | 37 |
| solar | 3,551 MW | 401 |
| diesel | 2,008 MW | 11 |
| nuclear | 1,940 MW | 1 |
| gas | 1,848 MW | 6 |
| oil | 335 MW | 4 |
| battery | 225 MW | 1 |
| biomass | 25.00 MW | 2 |
| [unspecified] | 11 | |
| All | 62,964 MW | 524 |
If multiple sources are listed for a power plant, only the first source is used in this breakdown.
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| Voltage | Length | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 0 V – 9 kV | 10 km | 0.0% |
| 10 kV – 24 kV | 45 km | 0.1% |
| 25 kV – 51 kV | 191 km | 0.2% |
| 52 kV – 131 kV | 14,701 km | 18.5% |
| 132 kV – 219 kV | 25,906 km | 32.5% |
| 220 kV – 329 kV | 8,840 km | 11.1% |
| 330 kV – 549 kV | 21,395 km | 26.9% |
| 550 kV – | 2,795 km | 3.5% |
| No voltage tagged | 5,766 km | 7.2% |
| Total | 79,648 km | 100.0% |
Updated 2023-03-17