List of power stations in South Africa

In 2022, 12,300 GWh were exported to Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other countries participating in the Southern African Power Pool.

[6][7] In terms of share of GDP in 2012, South Africa was the 4th largest investor in renewable power in the world after Uruguay, Mauritius and Costa Rica.

[50] For a more complete list of hydro power stations from large to pico size, see the African hydropower database.

[50] The two reactors at Koeberg are (as of 2017) the only commercial nuclear power plants on the African continent,[54] and account for around 5% of South Africa's electricity production.

Download coordinates as: As of 2023, South Africa has 37 operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 3,560 MW.

This is a tender process consisting of "rounds" where the cheapest tariff and most competitive Economic Development score is awarded a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Eskom (the state-owned utility) as the Off-taker.

[56][57][58] In the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme bid window 2, a capacity of 417.1 MW was allocated.