page_title: Eskom
section_title: Renewable and nuclear power stations
hierarchical_section_title: Eskom / Installed capacity / Renewable and nuclear power stations
caption_attribution_description: English: Eskom Generation's pilot wind-farm facility at Klipheuwel in the Western Cape, South Africa.
context_page_description: Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission and also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie, by the South African Government and people of the Republic of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act. South Africa became a Republic in the 1960s. Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African Power Pool. The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa, and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales, but has since slipped in both categories. It is the largest of South Africa's state owned enterprises. Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg nuclear power station in the Western Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa, amounting to ~45% used in Africa, and emits 42% of South Africa's total greenhouse gas emissions.
caption: Eskom Generation's pilot wind farm facility at Klipheuwel in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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