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South Africa

Clean Energy Share (2024)

15.7%

↓ 0.2pp from 2023

15.7% Clean84.3% Fossil

Generation Breakdown

2024 electricity generation by source (247.5 TWh total).

Solar

18.3TWh

7.4% of total

Wind

11.1TWh

4.5% of total

Hydro

1.1TWh

0.4% of total

Nuclear

7.8TWh

3.2% of total

Bioenergy

0.5TWh

0.2% of total

Coal

206.8TWh

83.6% of total

Oil

1.9TWh

0.8% of total

Historical Trend

Clean vs. fossil share since 2000.

Data from Ember (CC-BY-4.0). Clean energy = solar + wind + hydro + nuclear + bioenergy + other renewables. Covers electricity generation only β€” does not include heating, transport, or industrial energy use.

Last updated: April 6, 2026