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South Africa
45.2
GW
221
MT
Coal plants in
South Africa
Additional profit over 30 years
174.7
Bn. $
% Profitable
100
%
Annual CO2 emissions saved
221
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
99.0
Bn. $
Investment Potential
51
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.
Investment breakdown
99.0
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
174.7
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
77,728
M. $
Wind
16,037
M. $
Battery
5,232
M. $
Production costs
5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.0
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy
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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
Mpumalanga
CO2 emissions saved
160.6
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
71.4
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Limpopo
CO2 emissions saved
39.0
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.9
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Free State
CO2 emissions saved
18.6
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
8.3
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Gauteng
CO2 emissions saved
2.8
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.3
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
KwaZulu-Natal
CO2 emissions saved
0.4
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.2
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Kendal power station
CO2 emissions
20.8
MT/y
Investment need
9.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Matimba power station
CO2 emissions
20.4
MT/y
Investment need
9.4
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Majuba power station
CO2 emissions
20.1
MT/y
Investment need
8.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kusile power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
MT/y
Investment need
8.4
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lethabo power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
MT/y
Investment need
8.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Medupi power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
MT/y
Investment need
8.5
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tutuka power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
MT/y
Investment need
8.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Matla power station
CO2 emissions
18.0
MT/y
Investment need
8.0
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Duvha power station
CO2 emissions
15.0
MT/y
Investment need
6.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kriel power station
CO2 emissions
15.0
MT/y
Investment need
6.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Arnot power station
CO2 emissions
12.9
MT/y
Investment need
5.6
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Camden power station
CO2 emissions
9.6
MT/y
Investment need
4.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hendrina power station
CO2 emissions
8.4
MT/y
Investment need
3.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Grootvlei power station
CO2 emissions
3.6
MT/y
Investment need
1.6
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kelvin power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
MT/y
Investment need
1.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Richards Bay Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
MT/y
Investment need
0.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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