SOUTH AFRICA

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Population (million) 27.6 36.4 44.1 46.9 49.3 2.37 1.26
Population Density (inhabitants/sq.km) 22.6 29.8 36.1 38.4 40.4 2.37 1.26
Urban population (% of total) 48.4 52 56.9 59.3
Area(1000 km2) 1214.5

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
GDP (millions of constant 2000 US$) 95,503 110,945 132,878 159,738 181,920 1.67 3.55
GDP per capita (2000 US$/capita) 3,463 3,050 3,015 3,407 3,689 -0.69 2.26
PPP (millions of constant 2000 int$) 305,451 353,680 417,454 499,084 527,980 1.57 2.64
PPP per capita (2000 int$/capita) 11,077 9,723 9,473 10,644 10,705 -0.78 1.37

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED ENERGY RESERVES

Energy Reserves Estimated energy reserves in (*) (Solid and Liquid in million tons, Uranium in metric tons, Gas in billion cubic metres, Hydro in TWhr per year)
Solid (1) Liquid (2) Gas (3) Uranium (4) Hydro (5)
Amount 30,156 2 10 144,600 14,000

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS

(Energy values are in Exajoule exept where indicated) Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
Total Energy Requirements 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Total 2.75 4.12 4.94 5.27 6.63 2.97 3.32
Solids 2.14 2.93 3.62 3.88 4.36 2.66 2.10
Liquids 0.45 0.85 0.49 0.45 1.27 0.37 11.27
Gases .. 0.07 0.07 0.17 0.17 .. 11.46
Hydro < 0.01 < 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 7.02 0.71
Nuclear 0.00 0.09 0.14 0.12 0.14 .. -0.18
Combustible Renewables and Waste 0.12 0.18 0.61 0.64 0.66 8.66 1.04
Other Renewables 0.03 > -0.01 < 0.01 > -0.01 > -0.01 -12.16 ?
Final Energy Consumption 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Total 2.84 4.63 6.03 6.28 6.37 3.83 0.62
Solids 2.72 4.10 5.16 5.41 5.51 3.25 0.73
Liquids .. 0.19 0.04 < 0.01 < 0.01 .. -18.39
Gases .. 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.04 .. -5.36
Hydro < 0.01 < 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 7.02 0.71
Nuclear 0.00 0.09 0.14 0.12 0.14 .. -0.18
Combustible Renewables and Waste 0.12 0.18 0.61 0.64 0.67 8.62 1.03
Other Renewables .. .. .. < 0.01 < 0.01 .. ..
Net Import (Export-Import) 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Total 0.02 -0.51 -0.98 -0.89 0.26 ? ?
Solids -0.68 -1.17 -1.58 -1.52 -1.14 4.26 -3.51
Liquids 0.67 0.66 0.60 0.56 1.28 -0.59 8.81
Gases .. .. 0.00 0.09 0.13 .. ..
Combustible Renewables and Waste > -0.01 > -0.01 > -0.01 > -0.01 > -0.01 0.89 -4.69

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND INSTALLED CAPACITY

Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
Electricity Generation 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Total 89.64 165.39 210.67 244.92 249.56 4.37 1.90
Nuclear 0.00 8.40 13.01 11.29 12.81 .. -0.18
Hydro 1.01 0.62 3.93 4.20 4.19 7.02 0.71
Geothermal .. .. .. 0.05 0.05 .. ..
Thermal 88.63 156.37 193.73 229.38 232.50 3.99 2.05
Installed Capacity 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Total 18.38 26.39 39.19 42.01 43.06 3.86 1.05
Nuclear 0.00 1.84 1.84 1.84 1.84 .. 0.00
Hydro 0.55 0.55 1.00 0.70 0.70 3.06 -3.95
Geothermal .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Thermal 17.84 24.00 36.34 39.45 40.50 3.62 1.21

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 99.7 113.2 112.1 112.5 134.3 0.59 2.03
Electricity per capita (KW.h/capita) 3,250.5 4,546.5 4,780.8 5,223.5 5,060.0 1.95 0.63
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) 0.0 5.1 6.2 4.6 5.1 .. -2.04
Annual capacity factor - Total (%) 55.7 71.5 61.4 66.6 66.2 0.49 0.84
Annual capacity factor - Thermal (%) 56.7 74.4 60.8 66.4 65.5 0.35 0.83
Annual capacity factor - Hydro (%) 21.1 12.9 44.9 68.9 68.8 3.84 4.85
Annual capacity factor - Nuclear (%) .. 52.1 80.6 70.0 79.4 .. -0.18

TABLE 7: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31. DECEMBER 2012

Reactor Unit Type Net
Capacity
[MW(e)]
Status Operator Reactor
Supplier
Construction
Date
First
Criticality
Date
First Grid
Date
Commercial
Date
Shutdown
Date
UCF
for
2012
KOEBERG-1 PWR 930 Operational ESKOM FRAM 1976-07-01 1984-03-14 1984-04-04 1984-07-21 78.6
KOEBERG-2 PWR 930 Operational ESKOM FRAM 1976-07-01 1985-07-07 1985-07-25 1985-11-09 76.4
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System