45.2
 GW
221
 MT

Coal plants in

South Africa

Additional profit over 30 years
174.7
Bn. $
% Profitable
100
%
 
Annual CO2 emissions saved
221
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
99.0
Bn. $

Investment Potential

51
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.

Investment breakdown

99.0
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
174.7
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
77,728
M. $
Wind
16,037
M. $
Battery
5,232
M. $

Production costs

5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.0
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy

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