Publication date: 2013
Author: DoE
Description: Electricity market grew by $1.4bn in 2009 to reach $5.6bn; Electricity generation dominated by state-owned power company Eskom, which currently produces over 96.7% of the power used in the country; Eskom has a current nominal installed capacity of 44,175MW; Government addressing electricity supply issues with Eskom and Independent Power Producers (“IPPs”); South Africa needs over 40,000 MW new generation capacity by 2025; Eskom is part of Southern African Power Pool, a group of utilities in the region aiming to create a common market for electricity in the region.
