Western Cape Government Energy Dashboard
Given the severity of the energy crisis in South Africa, the strategic objectives of the Western Cape’s Energy Resilience Programme (WC ERP) are twofold:
- To mitigate and manage energy-related disasters in the Western Cape and
- To facilitate improved energy resilience in the Western Cape (secure, decarbonised, and affordable / financially sustainable).
To give effect to these objectives, a series of projects are being implemented over the short-, medium- and long-term with the scope, scale and number of projects expected to change over time based on taking a data-driven and evidence-based approach.
While the projects depicted in the dashboard are led either by WCG departments or local government bodies or private sector entities, they play an essential role in supporting the economy of the Western Cape.
The energy dashboard enables the collation and sharing of data on project progress, the state of energy in the province, and economic and other impacts. This aids in creating awareness of energy initiatives and in decision making – at the government, private sector, and household levels.
The intended users of the dashboard are District and Local Municipalities, Western Cape Government Officials, Businesses, Investors, and Citizens.
The dashboard provides an overview of the energy situation for each local municipality according to 5 distinct areas:
Solar PV - The kWp installed capacity of all solar installations producing less than 1MW, including those zoned residential and commercial land use.
- WCG Projects – Projects initiated by the WCG including the number of hospitals with energy efficient programs and the number of WCG buildings with solar PV installed.
- Loadshedding Relief – number of individuals provided with loadshedding relief packs and the kWp of all municipal trading hubs where solar PV has been installed to assist SMMEs.
- Large (>1 MW) projects – The number and generation capacity of large-scale projects.
- Municipal readiness - The level of preparedness and capability of a local municipality to effectively plan, implement, manage, and sustain energy initiatives.
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The following data sources are used in this dashboard:
- Eskom Integrated Report for the Year ended 31 March 2024 (https://www.eskom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eskom-integrated-report-2024.pdf).
- Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme Project Database (https://www.ipp-projects.co.za/ProjectDatabase).
- WCG databases collated through multiple municipal and other publicly available websites / information sources.
- Solar PV: GeoTerraImage (in collabroration with SAPVIA) installed capacity data – Release 2024.
Disclaimer:
All content on the dashboard is for information purposes only. The dashboard is populated with the best available data at the time of publication and is subject to updates, corrections and revisions. Adequate and reasonable efforts are made on an ongoing basis to ensure accuracy and consistency of data. The presentation of data in this dashboard is not guaranteed to be error-free and does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the Western Cape Government.
The GTI Solar Photovoltaic (PV) kilo Watt peak (kWp) output is determined though an algorithm, which includes the size of the PV solar panels (identified from high-resolution satellite imagery), in conjunction with information supplied by SAPVIA. The accuracy of the model is approximately 85%.
Because the kWp output is based on satellite imagery, the values may not correlate with the number and output of systems registered with local municipalities.
Dashboard designed by the Provincial Data Office - email: pdo@westerncape.gov.za