Private Generation Registration Update, October 2025: NERSA REGISTERED Capacity

Total Private Sector Renewable Energy Projects Reach 16.8GW Milestone!

NERSA has published the registration statistics for generation facilities in South Africa for September and October 2025.

  • The total registered capacity increased by 715MW to 16 827MW.
  • The total number of registered facilities increased by 82 projects from 2176 to 2258 facilities
  • The registered capacity of Solar PV projects increased by 716MW from 10  442MW to 11 158MW.
  • The share of Solar PV projects of total registered capacity increased by 1.5% to 64.8%.
  • The registered capacity of projects 100MW and larger increased to 12 629MW. Solar PV projects account for 65.63% and Wind projects 34.36%, respectively.

·The registered capacity of projects 10MW and larger likely designed for wheeling increased to 15 618MW. Solar PV projects account for 69.71% and Wind projects 30.29%, respectively.
See the dashboard here: https://lnkd.in/e9T8yk85

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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