South African Diesel Genset Industry, Outlook 2025

Description

Innovation, Integration, and Transition to Renewable Energy Sources Drive Future Growth Opportunities

South Africa is arguably sub-Saharan Africa's most developed economy and home to the region's largest energy sector. However, the country's chronic energy crisis, most evident from the frequent loadshedding, largely stems from the failure of the national power utility, Eskom, to provide reliable, constant power supply due to its ailing coal-powered fleets and insufficient maintenance of the transmission and distribution network. The poor condition of South Africa's national T&D network makes it prone to frequent unscheduled breakdowns, theft, and vandalization. The industry is looking at alternative backup power sources, such as diesel-powered generators, to avoid further operational losses. South Africa's primary need for diesel gensets lies in standby applications for industries and businesses, not prime power use.

The electricity grid is generally stable, with demand linked directly to loadshedding. The country has no direct manufacturing of diesel generators and heavily relies on the import of engines, alternators, or complete gensets from international markets. While population growth, higher living standards, and increased industrial/mining activity drive demand for diesel gensets, alternative technologies such as renewable sources (wind, solar), battery energy storage systems, and gas generators are increasingly popular, restraining the diesel genset market growth. However, alternative distributed energy resources (DER) are, to date, more expensive than diesel gensets and forecast to remain in the next 5 years. There are many opportunities for genset distributors to overcome market restraints through innovative customer services and the ability to adapt and enter new market opportunities.

Product Code: MGB6-27

Analysis Highlights

Summary and Conclusions
Key Highlights of the Global Diesel Generator Industry
Challenges Faced by the Diesel Generator Industry in South Africa
South African Diesel Generator Industry-Actuals vs Forecast
Diesel Generator Industry Historical Sales
Top Predictions Beyond 2022

Strategic Imperatives

Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the South African Diesel Genset Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™

Project Scope

Research Scope

South Africa Macroeconomic Outlook

Macroeconomic Outlook
Energy Industry

Growth Drivers and Restraints

Growth Drivers
Growth Drivers (continued)
Growth Drivers (continued)
Growth Restraints
Growth Restraints (continued)
Growth Restraints (continued)

South African Diesel Generator Market Fundamentals

Diesel Generator Market
Diesel Generator Market by Power Range
Diesel Generator Market Analysis
Diesel Generator Market Analysis (continued)
Diesel Generator Market by Application Sector
Diesel Generator Market Share
Diesel Generator Engine and Alternator Analysis
Diesel Generator Competitor Activity Analysis
Diesel Generator Competitor Activity Analysis (continued)

Growth Opportunity Universe

Growth Opportunity 1: Diesel Genset Technology Merging with Alternative Distributed Energy Resources
Growth Opportunity 1: Diesel Genset Technology Merging with Alternative Distributed Energy Resources (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2: Incorporating Diesel Gensets in Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Growth Opportunity 2: Incorporating Diesel Gensets in Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles (continued)

Key Conclusions

Key Conclusions
Key Conclusions and Future Outlook

Appendix

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List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
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