| | Class in South Africa by Renfrew Christie by Fred Curtis South Africa is not only the most industrialised nation in Africa, it also has the greatest electricity-generating capacity, producing over 60 per cent of Africa's electricity (All data are taken from Christie.) This electric power is largely (84, 4 per cent in 1975) produced by the state Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM). It is both plentiful and produced at a relatively low price compared to other industrialised nations (e.g. at less than half the unit cost of electricity in West Germany). |
