The South Africa grid plan calls for 105 GW of new generation and 14,500km of lines by 2039. A recent auction awarded no wind at all for lack of wires.
Southern Africa · Energy
Key Facts
—The plan: South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan 2025 sets out about 105 gigawatts of new generation capacity by 2039.
—The wires: Roughly 14,500 kilometres of new transmission infrastructure, with about R440 billion (about US$27.5 billion) of transmission investment over the next decade.
—The total: More than R2.2 trillion of investment opportunity through 2039, about US$137 billion at prevailing rates.
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