6th OSLO Group Meeting
Energy Balances Compilation (SA)
Robert Kwinda
Sub-Dir: Energy Data Quality and Integrity
Data Management
Data collected.
Electricity Data
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Local generation (ESKOM owned, IPP’s and Self Generating)
Imports and Exports (SARS)
Electricity used by refineries(Oil Companies) and coal mines(DMR)
Final consumption of Electricity by Sector (NERSA, ESKOM, IPP’s)
Crude Oil and Petroleum data
 Importation and Exportation of Oil and petroleum products (SARS);
 Oil used in refineries and transformation output (SAPIA, Oil Companies)
 Final Consumption of Petroleum products by sector (SAPIA, Oil Companies, etc)
Coal
 Local production (DMR)
 Imports and Exports (SARS)
 Transformation: Electricity Gen and liquefaction (ESKOM, Oil companies)
 Final Consumption of coal by Sector (DMR, StatsSA, Research Studies, etc)
Data Management
Data collected...............................................................Cont.
Gas Data
 Local production (SASOL, PetroSA and Others)
 Imports and Exports (SARS)
 Transformation(Gas works Gas and Liquefaction) (Gas Refining companies)
 Final consumption of Gas by Sector (Gas Refining companies, LPG
Association and other sector organisation)
Nuclear, Hydro, Solar and Renewables Data
 Some data extracted from research studies and related papers.
 More formal sources being identified.
Data Management
Data collection methods.
 Data provided to the Department via Email and fax and mostly on excel
format
 Formal agreements with data providers entered into.
 Data provided to the Department on pre-defined periodic basis.
 Currently, there is scientific/ probability based data collection as all identified
data providers are requested to provide data to the Minister.
 Regulations on the Provision of Energy Data (Driven from the National
Energy Act of 1998)
Data Management
Data preparation
 Data is received and captured in the commodity flow spreadsheet in native
units as well as in the Energy database.
 The commodity flow spreadsheet is imported into the Energy Database and in
the process, the native units are converted into a single unit (TJ). This
becomes the Basic file
 The aggregated and the disaggregated files are also created during the
importation process.
Data Management
Data Quality Control
Computer System based...
 Comparisons of current figures with historical data to identify obvious outliers.
 Built-in conversion functionality in the database.
 Built-in functionality to detect when a wrong is attached to a figure.
 Built-in functionality to detect unrealistic statistical difference.
 Final consumption of Gas by Sector (Gas Refining companies, LPG
Association and other sector organisation)
Non Computer based...
 Internal Review by relevant sections within the Department.
 Review by External stakeholders, including data providers and industry
experts.
 The Minister to be requested to approve the revision of some of our data by the
IEA.
 An Energy Statistics Review Team has been established to review the Energy
Balances from time tom time.
Data Management
Publication
 The Basic, aggregated and disaggregated balances are published in the
website after approval by the Director-General
 The Digest of South African Energy Statistics is produced out of these file and
published on approval by the Minister of Energy.
 Local and Global reporting obligations ( UNSD, StatsSA and other organs of
state)
THANK YOU
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Contact details: Department of Energy
Building 2A, 4th floor
012-444-4097
Maluta.Kwinda@energy.gov.za