335,000,000 Tons CO2
518,000,000 MWh energy
1,294 Intensity

Africa (continent)

Total Power Plants 1,703
Red Alerts 171 Power Plants

Power Trends

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Tons CO2 MWh Energy Intensity % Fossil % Hydro % Nuclear % Other Renewable
2000: 269,000,000 402,000,000 1,339 76.62 18.34 3.23 0.77
Present: 335,000,000 518,000,000 1,294 78.25 16.96 2.36 1.17
Future: 537,000,000 938,000,000 1,145 73.14 21.32 3.59 1.12

Top Power Producing Plants in Africa

Highest CO2 Emitting Plants in Africa

Tons CO2 MWh Energy Intensity
Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
2000:
Present:
Future:
23,800,000
26,800,000
27,100,000
22,300,000
25,500,000
25,800,000
2,127
2,103
2,101
Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
2000:
Present:
Future:
17,100,000
24,400,000
24,900,000
15,600,000
23,000,000
23,500,000
2,194
2,122
2,118
Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
2000:
Present:
Future:
21,300,000
24,000,000
24,200,000
19,800,000
22,600,000
22,800,000
2,150
2,126
2,123
Africa
South Africa
Free State
2000:
Present:
Future:
19,500,000
22,000,000
22,200,000
18,000,000
20,500,000
20,700,000
2,167
2,143
2,141
Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
2000:
Present:
Future:
19,100,000
21,600,000
21,800,000
17,600,000
20,100,000
20,300,000
2,171
2,147
2,145

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