Electricity generation in Southern Africa
Compare 2024 electricity production, renewable shares and low-carbon generation across Southern Africa, with country-level grid and market references.
Electricity production by country in Southern Africa
5 of 5 listed countries and territories report annual generation. Their available-country subtotal is 253.2 TWh in 2024. This is a sum of available observations, not an official or complete continent/region total. Country shares are shown separately; they are not averaged into a regional percentage.
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
| Country / territory | Generation (TWh) | Renewable (%) | Low-carbon (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa electricity production | 247.5 | 12.5 | 15.7 |
| Botswana electricity production | 3.4 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Namibia electricity production | 1.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 |
| Eswatini electricity production | 0.61 | 96.7 | 96.7 |
| Lesotho electricity production | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source-recorded percentages for a zero-generation member are retained as reported, not interpreted as meaningful proportions of a zero total.
Coverage, geography and assumptions
This subregion follows the existing atlas country crosswalk, not a new statistical or electrical boundary. Each country’s full national observation is counted once within this group. Russia is assigned wholly to Europe and Türkiye to Asia; production is not split spatially. A parent group overlaps its subregions, so do not add those pages’ subtotals together.
Subtotals include reported zero values but exclude missing annual generation. They are calculated directly from source TWh, never inferred from installed MW, plant counts or capacity factors. The imported dataset excludes the provider’s regional aggregates; the World chart uses the provider’s separate World series, not a sum of these pages.
Electricity production is only one part of energy production: transport fuels, heat and primary energy are not included. Generation, consumption, electricity imports and installed capacity answer different questions.
Every listed member reports generation for this year
Complete member reporting is not a claim that the atlas geographic boundary matches a provider’s regional definition.
Source snapshot: 24 April 2026; common observation year: 2024. This page derives navigation and a subtotal from the published snapshot, not live measurements or a refreshed dataset. Editorial and review scope.
Grid operators and electricity markets in Southern Africa
A geographic region is not one synchronous grid or one electricity market. Find the national or regional organisations, their stated roles and service areas, and the sources behind each country’s listing. Missing exchange links are not evidence that trading is absent.
| Country / territory | Listed grid organisations | Markets / power pools | Recorded structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana grid operators and electricity market | Botswana Power Corporation | Southern African Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Eswatini grid operators and electricity market | Eswatini Electricity Company | Southern African Power Pool | Single buyer |
| Lesotho grid operators and electricity market | Lesotho Electricity Company | Southern African Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Namibia grid operators and electricity market | NamPower | Southern African Power Pool | Single buyer |
| South Africa grid operators and electricity market | National Transmission Company South Africa | Southern African Power Pool | Single buyer |
Operator references reviewed 2026-09-29. Recorded market structures are summaries, not current prices, licence registers or a claim of continent-wide uniformity. The linked country sections include source URLs and geographic limitations.
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