In 2022, 76 percent of the respondents in a survey conducted in South Africa reported that they agree with the government allowing other actors to generate and distribute electricity in South Africa. On the other hand, 13 percent reported that they disagreed with this solution, while some 11 percent reported that they either were neutral, refused to answer, or did not know.
Share of respondents that agree to allowing more companies in the electricity sector in South Africa 2023
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Please tell me whether you disagree or agree, or haven’t heard enough to say: The government should allow other actors to generate and distribute electricity in South Africa?".
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Afrobarometer. (May 29, 2023). Share of respondents that agree to allowing more companies in the electricity sector in South Africa 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395862/south-africa-electricity-sector-monopolization/
Afrobarometer. "Share of respondents that agree to allowing more companies in the electricity sector in South Africa 2023." Chart. May 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395862/south-africa-electricity-sector-monopolization/
Afrobarometer. (2023). Share of respondents that agree to allowing more companies in the electricity sector in South Africa 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395862/south-africa-electricity-sector-monopolization/
Afrobarometer. "Share of Respondents That Agree to Allowing More Companies in The Electricity Sector in South Africa 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395862/south-africa-electricity-sector-monopolization/
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Share of respondents that agree to allowing more companies in the electricity sector in South Africa 2023 [Graph], Afrobarometer, May 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395862/south-africa-electricity-sector-monopolization/
