South Africa: government electricity supply performance 2022

Based on a survey conducted in 2022, only 12 percent of the respondents had positive opinions of the government's performance regarding the provision of electricity supply. On the other hand, the majority had negative views of the government's performance, with 87 percent reporting that the government is performing either "fairly badly" or "very badly". In comparison, a larger share of respondents claimed the government's performance was worse, with a 24 percentage point increase in the number having a negative experience.

Government performance in provision of electricity supply in South Africa in 2021 and 2022

Characteristic	Fairly well/Very well	Fairly badly/ Very badly
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Release date

May 2023

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

November 2022 to December 2022

Number of respondents

1,582 respondents

Age group

18 and above

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The survey question was phrased by the source as follows:
"How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters, [or haven’t you heard enough to say]: Providing a reliable supply of electricity?".

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