Total energy consumption per capita peaked in 2008 at around 3 toe per capita and has been following a decreasing trend since then reaching 2.4 toe in 2017.
Following the electricity crisis and a peak of 4 500 kWh in 2007, electricity consumption per capita decreased and stood at nearly 3 600 kWh in 2017.
Total energy consumption peaked at 147 Mtoe in 2008 and subsequently ...
Total oil production was 5.4 Mt in 2017. It mostly comes from synthetic fuels, as conventional production of crude oil is marginal.
The country has a refining capacity of 560 000 bbl/d, with four refineries: Chevref (110 000 bbl/d), Enref (165 000 bbl/d), Natref (105 000 bbl/d) and Sapref (180 000 bbl/d). The country also has two synthetic fuel production units: the Secunda ...
Since 2010, oil product consumption followed an increasing trend of around 2%/year, reaching about 28 Mt in 2017. Transport absorbs 68% of that consumption.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2017, %)
Gas consumption is increasing rapidly since 2000 although with strong fluctuations; it was around 5.6 bcm in 2017. Gas is mainly used in the industry sector (62% of gas consumption).
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
Graph: GAS CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2017, %)
Between 2000 and 2008, coal consumption increased by 3%/year, on average, reaching a peak of 200 Mt in 2008. Since then, it has remained below 200 Mt (182 Mt in 2017). Approximately 68% of the coal is consumed by power plants.
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2017, %)
Electricity consumption has been decreasing slightly since 2007, from 219 TWh to 207 TWh in 2017. It increased at a regular rate of 2%/year, on average, between 2000 and 2007, but decreased by 6% during the power crisis (2007-2009).
Industry is the main electricity consumer (56%), followed by the residential sector (19%) and the services sector (14%).
Graph: ELECTRICITY ...
In 2003, the Government published a "White Paper on Renewable Energy" which set a production target of 10 TWh from renewables (incl. hydro) in 2013. The objective was only reached in 2016.
The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) consists of the development of renewables through a bidding system. In a first phase, it targeted the installation of 3 725 MW in ...
In its NDC, South Africa is committed to unconditionally keep its GHG emissions between 398 MtCO2eq and 614 Mt CO2eq by 2025 and 2030. These efforts will lead GHG emissions to peak between 2020 and 2025, plateau for a ten-year period from 2025 to 2035 and decline from 2036 onwards.
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion increased quickly until 2008 (+73% compared to 1990), before ...
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