South Africa Coal Share of Electricity by Year 2010-2025
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South Africa Coal Share of Electricity by Year 2010-2025
Percentage of South Africa's electricity generated from coal in each year since 2010, as published by Ember. Each bar is one calendar year.
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South Africa remains the most coal-dependent large grid in the world, and this series shows how slowly that changes: 93.78% in 2010 against 81.36% in 2025, a fall of only 12.4 points in fifteen years. Compare that with Poland, which cut 36 points over the same period. The share even rose in 2024, to 83.55% from 82.55%. No year in the series drops below 81%, so despite frequent load-shedding and repeated renewable procurement rounds, coal has never supplied less than four fifths of South African electricity.
Source:
Ember - Yearly Electricity Data
Key Findings
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2010 leads with 94 in 2010-2025.
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Average value in 2010-2025: 89 · median: 90.
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Gap in 2010-2025: 2010 is 1.2× larger than 2025.
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