South Africa Energy Market Report

Institutions & Energy Policy in South Africa
The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for the energy policy and controls the Central Energy Fund and the Department of Mineral Ressources (DMR) is responsible for mining policy ...

Energy Companies South Africa
Energy companies active in the market (production, import, export, distribution, refineries, LNG terminals) in the oil, gas, coal and power sectors.

Energy Supply
Resources: The coal reserves are estimated at 48 Gt (5th worldwide rank, accounting for approximately 7% of world reserves), and mainly consist of steam coal, which makes South Africa one of the main exporter in the world (6th rank) ...

2009 Energy Prices South Africa
Information of energy prices in South Africa and taxes levels and evolution, by energy and by sector (oil, power, gas).

Consumption
In 2010 the consumption per capita was 3 toe (stable since 2005). Following the electricity crisis and its peak of 4600 kWh in 2007, the electricity consumption has decreased and stabilized around 4200 kWh for 2010 ...

Issues & Prospects
Electricity: The country is suffering from a serious shortage of electricity, involving frequent power cuts. Consequently, Eskom implemented an incentive campaign for electricity savings during the peak period ... [Extracted from the South Africa Market Report]

2010 Key data & Graphs

• Economic indicators in South Africa: population, growth, etc.
• Supply indicators: reserves, capacity, production, external trade (per energy)
• Demand indicators: consumption per capita, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector), energy security, energy efficiency, CO2 emissions
• Energy Balance : total and per energy