See also: South Africa Energy
Hydroelectricity
693,000 MWh (0%)
Non-Hydroelectric
8,574,000 MWh (4%)
Geothermal
0 MWh (0.00%)
Wind
3,700,000 MWh (1.58%)
Solar
3,100,000 MWh (1.32%)
Tide & Wave
0 MWh (0.00%)
Biomass & Waste
260,000 MWh (0.11% )
South Africa consumed 207,120,980 MWh of electricity in 2016.
South Africa imported 10,555,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 5% of its annual consumption needs).
South Africa exported 16,549,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.| ELECTRIC consumption | 207,120,980 | |
| ELECTRIC GENERATION | 234,514,980 | |
| Nuclear | 15,209,000 | 6% |
| Renewables | 7,753,000 | 3% |
| Hydroelectricity | 693,000 | 0% |
| Non-Hydroelectric Renewables | 7,060,000 | 3% |
| Geothermal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Wind | 3,700,000 | 1.58% |
| Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell | 3,100,000 | 1.32% |
| Tide and Wave | 0 | 0.00% |
| Solar | 3,100,000 | 1.32% |
| Biomass and Waste | 260,000 | 0.11% |
| Fossil Fuels | 213,066,980 | 90.85% |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | -1,514,000 | -0.65% |
| Net Imports | -5,994,000 | -2.56% |
