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Power Plants in South Africa
South Africa has 104 power plants on the map, adding up to about 50 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS104
TOTAL CAPACITY50 GW
MOST COMMON FUELSolar
By fuel
How South Africa’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Solar44 · 42% · 2 GW
Wind24 · 23% · 2 GW
Coal17 · 16% · 40 GW
Hydro6 · 6% · 2 GW
Waste6 · 6% · 42 MW
Gas2 · 2% · 342 MW
Oil2 · 2% · 2 GW
Biomass2 · 2% · 14 MW
Nuclear1 · 1% · 2 GW
Largest power plants in South Africa
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
4,116 MWKendal power stationCoal1990
4,110 MWMajuba power stationCoal1999
3,990 MWMatimba power stationCoal1989
3,708 MWLethabo power stationCoal1987
3,654 MWTutuka power stationCoal1987
3,600 MWDuvha power stationCoal1982
3,600 MWMatla power stationCoal1981
3,000 MWKriel power stationCoal1978
2,352 MWArnot power stationCoal1973
2,000 MWHendrina power stationCoal1973
1,800 MWKoebergNuclear1984
1,600 MWCamden power stationCoal1968
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