# Statistics South Africa says electricity generation fell by 7.1-percent in August. Electricity consumption also declined by 1.1- percent compared with August last year. Monthly, seasonally adjusted electricity generation fell by 0.2-percent, while electricity consumption increased by 0.3-percent. Stats SA’s Tsholofelo Ditinti says generation decreased by 0.9-percent in the three months to August, while electricity consumption increased by 0.3-percent over the same period:
Stats SA reports 7.1% decline in electricity generation in August [SOUND]
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