General household survey - Statistics South Africa

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11. Source of energy
11.2 Main source of energy used by households, by province
11.2.3 For lighting, 2011
Thousands
Energy for lighting
Western Cape Eastern Cape Northern Cape Free State KwaZulu-Natal North West Gauteng Mpumalanga Limpopo South Africa
Electricity from mains 1 514 1 350 294 854 2 190 861 3 088 925 1 286 12 361
Electricity from generator * * * * * * * * * 12
Gas * * * * * * * * * *
Paraffin 18 262 4 3 25 14 66 12 17 420
Wood * * * * 3 * * * 3 8
Coal * * * * * * * * * 6
Candles 43 198 30 48 487 125 381 110 104 1 525
Animal dung * * * * * * * * * 2
Solar energy * 4 * * 6 * * * 6 16
Other * * * * 86 5 284 * 18 395
None * 3 * * * * * * * 7
Total 1 581 1 820 327 907 2 802 1 006 3 826 1 050 1 437 14 756
Totals exclude households that did not specify electricity connections.
Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.
Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.
General Household Survey, July 2011