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Csir Statistics On Power Generation South Africa 2021

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/csir-statistics-on-power-generation-south-africa-2021

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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This is a CSIR news release about its annual statistics on power generation in South Africa for 2021. It says the statistics have been published and highlights increased renewable-energy contributions, continued coal dominance, and severe loadshedding during 2021.

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Annual statistics on power generation in South Africa for 2021

The CSIR has published statistics covering utility-scale electricity generation in South Africa during 2021, including coal, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, concentrated solar power, pumped storage and diesel-fuelled open-cycle gas turbines.

Who it is for: People seeking South African power-generation data
How to act on it: Open the CSIR webpage containing the published statistics.

The document's recorded date is 31 December 2021. Confirm on the official source.

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The statistics for 1 January to 31 December 2021 have been published.

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https://www.csir.co.za/csir-statistics-on-power-generation-south-africa-2021

Key Takeaways

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) released annual power-generation statistics
Statistics cover 1 January to 31 December 2021
Analysis includes all utility-scale generation technologies
Coal provided 81.4% of the total system load
2021 loadshedding overtook 2020 as the most intensive year to date
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)