A report published by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), indicates electricity produced increased by 0,8% year-on-year in January 2024.
Information used by researchers has taken into account the total electricity available for distribution in Gigawatt-hours, from January 2012 to December 2023.
Seasonally adjusted electricity generation, however, decreased by 1,7% in January 2024 compared with December 2023, according to the report.
This followed month-on-month changes of 0,9% in December 2023 and -2,5% in November 2023.
Seasonally adjusted electricity generation
decreased by 0,1% in the three months ended January 2024 compared with the previous three months.
Electricity distribution (consumption) increased by 1,6% year-on-year in January 2024.
Seasonally adjusted electricity distribution decreased by 1,1% month-on-month in January 2024, following month-on-month changes of 1,8% in December 2023 and -2,1% in November 2023.
Seasonally adjusted electricity distribution increased by 0,8% in the three months ended January 2024 compared with the previous three months.
Graph depicting electricity generation, StatsSA.
See report downloadable from StatsSA website.