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Abstract This study assesses the possibility of Kusile and Medupi power plants with providing enough electricity to the South African economy when generating at full capacity. The study utilised time series data spanning from 1980 to 2021 collected from secondary sources such as the International Energy Agency and the World Bank. The study employed DF-GLS and PP unit root tests, ARDL Bounds test, ARDL ECM model and Granger causality tests to assess the possibility. The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between electricity generation, economic growth, and population growth on electricity consumption while electricity loss and trade openness were negatively related to electricity consumption. The granger causality results revealed unidirectional causality running from electricity consumption to economic growth and from trade openness to electricity consumption. The study recommended that Eskom and South African government should speed up the completion of Medupi and Kusile power plants, limit electricity loss and investing in new electricity infrastructure to match the gap between demand and supply and limit loadshedding in South Africa. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Author Biography Olebogeng David Daw, School of Economics, North-West University, South Africa. Department of Economics Professor Downloads FULL TEXT Published 2023-07-09 How to Cite Hlongwane, N. W., & Daw, O. D. (2023). Assessing the Possibility of Medupi and Kusile Providing Enough Electricity Running at Full Capacity in South Africa. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(4), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.14382 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 13 No. 4 (2023) Section Articles License Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously , that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication. Most read articles by the same author(s) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Leeto Shogole, Selinah Ribese, Exchange Rate Volatility and Oil Prices in South Africa , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 3 (2022) Sanele Stungwa, Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Consumption and Supply of Electricity on Economic Growth in South Africa: An Econometric Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 3 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, The Challenges and Opportunities of Electricity Generation on Economic Growth in South Africa: An ARDL Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Power Generation and Economic Growth in South Africa , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022) Tumelo Mmutle, Olebogeng David Daw, Hlalefang Khobai, Effects of Energy Pricing on the Mining Sector Performance in South Africa: An Econometric Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 6 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Electricity Consumption and Population Growth in South Africa: A Panel Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Renewable Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Zimbabwe , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023) Make a Submission Make a Submission Dergi Kapağı

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