The number
Households with electricity
0%
What it means
9 in 10 homes are now connected — up from just over half in the 90s.
The Braai Test
In a street of 10 homes, 9 have the lights wired in. Whether they're ON is a different story…
⚡ Electricity
Electricity
Who has power, and how often it drops — 2 figures, each linked to its official source.
The number
Days with load shedding (2023)
0 days
What it means
In 2023, the power was scheduled off on almost every day of the year.
The Braai Test
Imagine paying for Netflix and the movie pauses for hours nearly every day. That was 2023.
On the bright side
The lights stayed on through 2024
After 2023's record year of cuts, Eskom suspended load shedding for most of 2024 and 2025. The turnaround surprised everyone — including the cynics.
Source: Eskom – Power statisticsA rooftop solar boom
Households and businesses have installed thousands of megawatts of private solar — one of the fastest rollouts in the world. South Africans stopped waiting and started generating.
Source: Eskom / CSIR – Energy studies