South Africa has 117 power plants totalling 57,925 MW and 70,618 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap.
| Source | Output | Count |
|---|---|---|
| coal | 45,235 MW | 20 |
| hydro | 5,281 MW | 25 |
| oil | 2,067 MW | 2 |
| nuclear | 1,940 MW | 1 |
| solar | 1,515 MW | 48 |
| diesel | 1,027 MW | 3 |
| gas | 510 MW | 3 |
| wind | 350 MW | 4 |
| [unspecified] | 0 kW | 11 |
| All | 57,925 MW | 117 |
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 | 8 km | 0.0% |
| 10 kV – 24 kV | 980 m | 0.0% |
| 25 kV – 51 kV | 60 km | 0.1% |
| 52 kV – 131 kV | 7,757 km | 11.0% |
| 132 kV – 219 kV | 22,914 km | 32.4% |
| 220 kV – 329 kV | 8,745 km | 12.4% |
| 330 kV – 549 kV | 20,222 km | 28.6% |
| 550 kV – | 2,795 km | 4.0% |
| No voltage tagged | 8,116 km | 11.5% |
| Total | 70,618 km | 100.0% |
Updated 2021-11-16