Ember · Energy

South Africa: Installed generating capacity, hydropower

0.75GW · 20250.0% since 2015

Installed electricity generating capacity for hydropower. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (GW)Note
20250.75
20240.75
20230.75
20220.75
20210.75
20200.75
20190.75
20180.75
20170.75
20160.75
20150.75
20140.73
20130.74
20120.74
20110.74
20100.73
20090.72
20080.7
20070.7
20060.7
20050.7
20040.7
20031.34
20021.04
20011.04
20001.01

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Installed generating capacity, hydropower. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-capacity-hydro (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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South Africa: Installed generating capacity, hydropower (2000–2025) · Interva