Wind power in South Africa
Independent producers, concentrated in the Cape provinces, feed a growing fleet of wind farms into the grid. Since April 2022 wind power has generated 49 271.5 GWh, which is 5.1% of everything South Africa's grid produced in that time.
Generated since 202249 271.5GWh
Share of all generation5.1%
Installed wind capacity reporting to Eskom is about 4 143 MW.
The highest output recorded was 3 584 MW, at 20:00 on 10 May 2026.
Wind year by year
| Year | GWh | Share of generation |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 690.6 | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 11 613.6 | 5.4% |
| 2024 | 11 138.1 | 5.0% |
| 2025 | 11 332.8 | 5.3% |
| 2026 | 7 496.5 | 5.4% |
Where wind power sits in the mix
| Source | GWh | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 755 003.0 | 78.6% |
| Wind | 49 271.5 | 5.1% |
| Imports | 41 296.1 | 4.3% |
| Nuclear | 40 822.5 | 4.3% |
| Solar PV | 22 140.7 | 2.3% |
| Pumped storage | 19 564.7 | 2.0% |
| Diesel peakers | 15 822.7 | 1.6% |
| Hydro | 8 846.2 | 0.9% |
| Concentrated solar | 6 031.0 | 0.6% |
| Other renewables | 1 185.1 | 0.1% |
| Gas | 25.2 | 0.0% |
| Total supply | 960 008.7 | 100% |
Calculated from Eskom's published hourly data. Rooftop solar is behind the meter and does not appear here.