South Africa: Energy Resources

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Country Profile
Name	South Africa
Population	Unavailable
GDP	Unavailable
Energy Consumption	Quadrillion Btu
2-letter ISO code	ZA
3-letter ISO code	ZAF
Numeric ISO code	710
UN Region	Southern Africa
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	1 view
Tools	11 view
Programs	42 view
Energy Organizations	16 view
Research Institutions	3 view
References
CIA World Factbook, Appendix D

Energy Resources

Resource	Value	Units	Rank	Period	Source
Wind Potential	Unavailable	Area(km²) Class 3-7 Wind at 50m	N/A	1990	NREL
Solar Potential	Unavailable	MWh/year	N/A	2008	NREL
Coal Reserves	Unavailable	Million Short Tons	N/A	2008	EIA
Natural Gas Reserves	Unavailable	Cubic Meters (cu m)	N/A	2010	CIA World Factbook
Oil Reserves	Unavailable	Barrels (bbl)	N/A	2010	CIA World Factbook

Energy Maps featuring South Africa

Policy and Regulatory Overview

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Resource Links

42 Programs

• National Action Programmes on Desertification
• South Africa-National Climate Change Response Policy
• Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) Program
• Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS)
• South Africa-Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS)
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11 Tools

• Low-Carbon Growth Country Studies: Getting Started Experience from Six Countries
• South Africa Long Term Mitigation Scenarios
• Ecofys-Country Fact Sheets
• Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program (MARKAL)
• Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
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16 Energy Organizations

• Africa Biomass Company
• SetSolar
• SABRE Gen
• PTIP Ltd
• Mulilo Renewable Energy Pty Ltd
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10 Clean Energy Companies

• Africa Biomass Company
• SetSolar
• SABRE Gen
• PTIP Ltd
• Mulilo Renewable Energy Pty Ltd
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3 Research Institutions

• Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Centre for Distributed Power and Electronic Systems
• African Wind Energy Association - South Africa
• Sustainable Energy Society Southern Africa (SESSA)

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References

South Africa is a country in Africa.

External Links

• South Africa Renewable Energy Data from IEA
• South Africa Contacts from Climate-Eval
• South Africa Climate Policy Data from REEEP
• LowCarbonWorld Profile for South Africa
• WRI Energy and Resources Data for South Africa