Uploaded on 2018-03-15 by Tim Ewart

The dominant fossil fuels used in South Africa are; Coal and Oil Imports. The dominant fossil fuels are mainly used for; Coal (electricty generation for consumption in industry and residential, export), Oil (transportation and strategic reserves). South Africa’s total energy supply is heavily reliant on fossil fuels with 72% of the primary energy supply from coal, 17% from crude oil, 4% from petroleum products, and 3% from gas. This is comparable to 200 million tonnes of coal, 160 million of oil barrels, 6,000 Ml of diesel and 5,000 Mm3 of gas. Fossil fuels have historically played a large role in South Africa’s energy intensive economy due to the mining and processing of its rich mineral reserves. Over the last decade the average standard Eskom electricity tariff price has increased by around 130%, taking inflation into account. 80% of the country’s GHG emissions produced from the consumption of energy sources at end use. One of the transitional strategies that should be considered in driving down the country’s emissions from a heavily fossil fuel driven economy, is the potential of implementing hybrid energy technologies. This would be to replace, augment or boost conventional fossil fuel technologies with renewable energy technologies.