IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Income

The total income for the electricity, gas and water supply industry in 2010 was R108 628 million. The largest contributor to the total income was `generation, transmission and distribution of electricity` (R77 441 million or 71%), followed by `collection, purification and distribution of water` (R16 504 million or 15%), `distribution of purchased electricity only` (R8 674 million or 8%) and `manufacturing and distribution of gaseous fuels through mains` (R6 009 million or 6%) (Figure 1 and Table 2, page 6 of release P4001).

Expenditure

Expenditure in the electricity, gas and water supply industry in 2010 amounted to R100 923 million. The largest contributor to the total expenditure was `purchases` (R45 075 million or 44%), followed by `salaries and wages` (R17 674 million or 18%), `depreciation` (R7 269 million or 7%) and `losses on foreign exchange` (R6 639 million or 7%) (Figure 3 and Table 3, page 7-8 of release P4001).

Employment

The total number of persons employed in the electricity, gas and water supply industry at the end of June 2010 was 53 462. `Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity` employed the largest number of persons (38 332 or 71%), followed by `collection, purification and distribution of water` (12 171 or 23%), `distribution of purchased electricity only` (2 544 or 5%) and