South Africa Savings Policy Assessment
Country Overview
BAU
Business as usual
Min. Amb.
Minimum Ambition
High Amb.
High Ambition
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF FIVE APPLIANCES IN 2030 (TWh)
Energy savings (TWh)
6
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
2.51
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM FIVE APPLIANCES IN 2030 (Million tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
6
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (millions)
4
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS OF FIVE APPLIANCES IN 2030 (Billion US$)
Energy bill savings (Billion US$)
0.6
Equivalent to number of building new power plants
(500MW)
2
SAVINGS, SHARE OF DIFFERENT APPLIANCES IN 2030 (%)
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF FIVE APPLIANCES IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION , HIGH AMBITION) (TWh)
COUNTRY GENERAL INFORMATION
Electrification rate (%)
85
Transmission and distribution loss factor (%)
9
CO2 emissions factor (kg/kWh)
0.96
Population 2019 (million)
57.4
GDP per capita 2018 ($)
6,340
Residential electricity price ($/kWh)
0.1
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2020 - 2030)
Energy savings (TWh)
35.8
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
37.8
Energy bill savings (Billion US$)
3.58
Lighting
BAU
Business as usual
Min. Amb.
Minimum Ambition
High Amb.
High Ambition
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM LIGHTING IN 2030 (TWh)
Energy savings (TWh)
1.1
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
0.46
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM LIGHTING IN 2030 (Million tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
1.1
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
600
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM LIGHTING IN 2030 (Billion US$)
Energy bill savings (Billion US$)
0.11
Equivalent to number of building new power plants
(100MW)
2
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2020 - 2030)
Energy savings (TWh)
9.5
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
10
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
950
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF LIGHTING IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (TWh)
Refrigerator
BAU
Business as usual
Min. Amb.
Minimum Ambition
High Amb.
High Ambition
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN 2030 (TWh)
Energy savings (TWh)
0.9
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
0.38
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN 2030 (Million tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
0.95
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
500
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN 2030 (Million US$)
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
90
Equivalent to number of building new power plants
(100MW)
2
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2020 - 2030)
Energy savings (TWh)
5
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
5.27
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
500
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (TWh)
Air Conditioner
BAU
Business as usual
Min. Amb.
Minimum Ambition
High Amb.
High Ambition
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN 2030 (TWh)
Energy savings (TWh)
0.35
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
0.15
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN 2030 (Million tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
0.37
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
200
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN 2030 (Million US$)
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
35
Equivalent to number of building new power plants
(20MW)
3
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2020 - 2030)
Energy savings (TWh)
1.94
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
2.04
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
194
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (TWh)
Transformer
BAU
Business as usual
Min. Amb.
Minimum Ambition
High Amb.
High Ambition
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN 2030 (TWh)
Energy savings (TWh)
0.48
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
0.2
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN 2030 (Million tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
0.51
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (thousands)
300
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN 2030 (Million US$)
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
48
Equivalent to number of building new power plants
(100MW)
1
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2020 - 2030)
Energy savings (TWh)
2.49
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
2.63
Energy bill savings (Million US$)
249
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (TWh)
Electric Motor
BAU
Business as usual
Min. Amb.
Minimum Ambition
High Amb.
High Ambition
ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN 2030 (TWh)
Energy savings (TWh)
3
Percentage of total electricity use (%)
1.32
ANNUAL CO₂ EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN 2030 (Million tonnes)
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
4
Equivalent to number of passenger cars (millions)
2
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS FROM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN 2030 (Billion US$)
Energy bill savings (Billion US$)
0.3
Equivalent to number of building new power plants
(500MW)
1
CUMULATIVE SAVINGS (2020 - 2040)
Energy savings (TWh)
16.9
CO2 emissions avoided (Million tonnes)
17.8
Energy bill savings (Billion US$)
1.69
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN THREE SCENARIOS (BUSINESS AS USUAL, MINIMUM AMBITION, HIGH AMBITION) (TWh)
