South Africa’s technically feasible RE production
of approximately 87 000 GWh corresponds to about
49 % of the electricity consumption in 2001 (DME,
2004). In 1999 RE accounted for approximately 9
% of the total energy consumption (Energy Futures,
2000). Most of the energy is generated from fuelwood
and dung and not from modern RE technologies.
Biomass: The main sources of biomass are fuelwood
used in the rural domestic sector, bagasse in the
sugar industry and pulp and paper waste in commercial
forestry industry for in-house heat and electricity
generation. Biomass in the form of fuelwood, wood
waste, dung, charcoal and bagasse accounts for close
to 10 % of net energy use at a national level. The
viability of wood as an energy source suitable for
electricity generation lies within the wood, pulp
and paper industries.
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