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Country Report Card

South Africa

Basic Energy Information

88%

Population with access
(202)

66.0 GW

Installed capacity
(2023)

3780 kWh

Electricity per capita
(2023)

Overall PPA
Score:

5.5

Partly Transparent
Signing Announced

Sometimes or inconsistently

Basic Details

Always or almost always

Award Process

Always or almost always

Parties

Always or almost always

Government Liability

Rarely or never

Investors

Sometimes or inconsistently

Ownership

Always or almost always

Pricing

Sometimes or inconsistently

Special Terms

Rarely or never

Published Contracts

Rarely or never

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Scorecard Key
 

Always or almost always disclosed

 

Sometimes or inconsistently disclosed

 

Rarely or never disclosed

Legal & Regulatory Environment

PPAs and Implementation Agreements (IAs) are confidential because they contain pricing information which could be used by bidding IPPs in future rounds.

Relevant Links

Case Study on South Africa’s PPAs

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