South Africa Aggregated Distributed Solar Capacity

South Africa had 7,415 MWac of aggregated distributed solar capacity as of 2025/10/31.

This article is part of the Global Solar Power Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.

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Country Details

Definition	Status	Capacity (MWac)	Year	As-of-date	Mixed reporting dates
Rooftop solar	Operating	7,415	2025	2025/10/31	No

Data Sources and Methodology

Capacity values are derived from the following source:

National Transmission Company South Africa

This data source covers rooftop solar capacities. Data values are reported as of October 2025.

Capacity is taken from the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) Weekly System Status Report “Estimated Rooftop PV”. NTCSA defines “Rooftop PV” broadly to include ground-mounted PV and other PV installations that do not have contracts with NTCSA, so it does not map cleanly to GEM’s <1 MW definition.

AC/DC Correction

The data source didn’t specify AC/DC, assumed AC.

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Additional data

To access additional data, including a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Solar Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

Suggested citation: Global Solar Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, February 2026 release. Australia Aggregated Distributed Solar Capacity. Retrieved [date], from http://www.gem.wiki/South_Africa_Aggregated_Distributed_Solar_Capacity