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South Africa · asset class
Pipelines in South Africa
South Africa has 11 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 48th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 9 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Transnet (11) — Transnet alone is named on 100% of them. 9 are in the pipeline, led by Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Coega–Richards Bay Gas Pipeline, proposed. They account for 3% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in South Africa.
11
Pipeline in South Africa
#48
of 110 countries
9
In construction / proposed
On the interactive map
Who owns South Africa's pipelines
- Transnet11 100%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Coega–Richards Bay Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Mossel Bay–Coega Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Richards Bay–Gauteng Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Saldanha–Ankerlig Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Saldanha–Mossel Bay Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Abraham Villiers Bay–Saldanha Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Mozambique–Richards Bay Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Rompco Gas Pipelineproposed
- Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Saldanha–Coega Inland Corridor Gas Pipelineproposed
How South Africa compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 47. Philippines12
- 48. Austria11
- 49. Vietnam11
- 50. South Africa11
- 51. Belarus10
- 52. Greece10
- 53. Hungary10
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in South Africa?
- OverWatts maps 11 pipelines in South Africa — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 48th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in South Africa?
- Transnet is named as owner or operator on the most — 11 of 11 (100%). Next are .
- What new pipelines are being built in South Africa?
- 9 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Coega–Richards Bay Gas Pipeline, Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Mossel Bay–Coega Gas Pipeline and Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Richards Bay–Gauteng Gas Pipeline.