South Africa has 791 power plants totalling 63,790 MW and 82,852 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap.
| Source | Output | Count |
|---|---|---|
| coal | 45,833 MW | 22 |
| solar | 4,238 MW | 668 |
| hydro | 3,603 MW | 28 |
| wind | 3,597 MW | 37 |
| diesel | 2,008 MW | 14 |
| nuclear | 1,960 MW | 2 |
| gas | 1,848 MW | 7 |
| oil | 335 MW | 4 |
| battery | 333 MW | 4 |
| biomass | 25.00 MW | 2 |
| biogas | 10.00 MW | 1 |
| waste | 1 | |
| [unspecified] | 1 | |
| All | 63,790 MW | 791 |
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 | 79 km | 0.1% |
| 25 kV – 51 kV | 284 km | 0.3% |
| 52 kV – 131 kV | 16,429 km | 19.8% |
| 132 kV – 219 kV | 26,592 km | 32.1% |
| 220 kV – 329 kV | 8,764 km | 10.6% |
| 330 kV – 549 kV | 20,767 km | 25.1% |
| 550 kV – | 2,795 km | 3.4% |
| No voltage tagged | 7,134 km | 8.6% |
| Total | 82,852 km | 100.0% |
Stats updated 2025-04-27