{"id":248961,"date":"2023-02-02T14:52:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T12:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/electricity-generation-decreased-in-december-stats-sa\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T14:52:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T12:52:54","slug":"electricity-generation-decreased-in-december-stats-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/electricity-generation-decreased-in-december-stats-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity generation decreased in December &#8211; Stats SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202302\/eskompowerplant.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed that electricity generation in the country decreased by some 8.3% year-on-year in December.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to the institution\u2019s Electricity Generated and Available for Distribution release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal electricity generation was 3.9% lower in 2022 compared with 2021. The 3.9% decrease in annual electricity production followed an increase of 2% in 2021, and a decrease of 5.2% in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeasonally adjusted electricity generation decreased by 5.4% in December 2022, compared with November 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 1.2% in November 2022 and 2.4% in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seasonally adjusted electricity generation decreased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with the third quarter of 2022,\u201d the institution said.<\/p>\n<p>Electricity consumption also waned by some 7.6% year-on-year in December last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal electricity distribution was 2.8% lower in 2022 compared with 2021. The 2.8% decrease in annual electricity distribution followed an increase of 2.3% in 2021 and a decrease of 5.0% in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeasonally adjusted electricity distribution [consumption] decreased by 4.0% month-on-month in December 2022, following month-on-month changes of 0.1% in November 2022 and 2.9% in October 2022. Seasonally adjusted electricity distribution decreased by 2.0% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with the third quarter of 2022,\u201d Stats SA said. \u2013<strong> SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed that electricity generation in the country decreased by some 8.3% year-on-year in December. This is according to the institution\u2019s Electricity Generated and Available for Distribution release. \u201cTotal electricity generation was 3.9% lower in 2022 compared with 2021. 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