Every large-scale generation and storage project in the country, from the IPP pipeline to the Eskom fleet. Every value cited, dated and confidence-rated, with multiple confirmations wherever possible. Maintained daily.
Membership opens later this month, but you can register your interest now and I'll let you know the moment it does.
Independent power producers by lifecycle phase, technology and route to market. The Eskom and municipal fleet is counted separately below.
Projects tracked and capacity per province, Eskom fleet included.
| Province | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Cape | 85 | 7,892 |
| Western Cape | 49 | 9,874 |
| Free State | 42 | 9,149 |
| Eastern Cape | 37 | 3,484 |
| Mpumalanga | 24 | 37,634 |
| North West | 18 | 1,457 |
| Limpopo | 13 | 11,698 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 12 | 5,099 |
| Gauteng | 6 | 866 |
1 project not yet placed to a province.
Projects tracked under each public procurement round, by lifecycle phase.
Status changes recorded against a source, and projects added to the database. Members see which ones.
Every day the desk touched the database, darker for busier days. Hover for the count, click to open that week. Members see the projects, values and sources behind each line.
State-owned generation and storage by lifecycle phase: the coal belt, Koeberg, the pumped-storage schemes, the peakers, Sere and what Eskom builds next.
Share of the 1,808 turbines whose manufacturer is on record, across 12 manufacturers and 36 turbine models. Members get the model, rating, hub height and rotor per farm.
6,202 sourced field updates across 250 tracked fields, citing 167 distinct publishers. Every one attributed, dated and rated.
A profile per project, every field with its source, date and confidence, the full change history, the organisations behind it, the turbine fleet, and the location on the map. One flat membership, no tiers.
Membership opens later this month. APIs and exports are quoted per engagement.
| Capacity | 138.6 MW | high |
|---|---|---|
| Turbines | 33 × 4.2 MW | high |
| Province | Eastern Cape | high |
| Developer | high | |
| Financial close | November 2024 | high |
| Expected operation | Q3 2026 | medium |
| Grid connection | medium |
What it covers, how it is sourced, who it is for and how to get access.
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Stock photography and video of Africa's energy transition
Stephen Forder's own photography from wind farms, solar plants, mines and the communities around them, licensed directly to publishers, developers and researchers.
Initiative for Social Performance in Renewable Energy (INSPIRE)
A private geospatial data-management portal built for INSPIRE on top of The Energy Desk's complete Independent Power Producer (IPP) database.
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UKRI-GCRF SIGMA · The Microgrid Project
A full migration and rehosting of the SIGMA research site off a proprietary platform, with self-service tools for the team to publish their own articles and documents.
