NERSA PRIVATE GENERATION REGISTRATION UPDATE – JULY 2024

☀ Total Solar PV project registrations cross the 5.5GW Mark!

NERSA recently released the July statistics for registered generation facilities in South Africa.

· The total registered capacity increased by 502MW to 7956MW.

· The total number of registered facilities increased by 59 from 1490 to 1549. 

· The registered capacity of Solar PV projects increased from 5027MW to 5520MW.

· The share of Solar PV projects of total registered capacity increased to 69.4%.

· The registered capacity of projects 100MW and larger increased to 4795MW. Solar PV projects account for 62% and Wind projects 38%, respectively.

·The registered capacity of projects 10MW and larger likely designed for wheeling increased to 6072MW. Solar PV projects account for 65% and Wind projects 35%, respectively.

See the dashboard here.

Market Segment
System Size
Total Capacity
Residential
0 - 30 kWp
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Commercial and Industrial (C&I) - SSEG
30kWp - 1MWp
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C&I Large Scale and utility scale
1MWP - 50MWp
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Utility Scale
> 50MWp
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TOTAL
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