The shapefile shows where energy storage and loading facilities are located in South Africa. Data entries were obtained from regulatory decision files accessed from the NERSA (National Energy Regulator of South Africa) website. Attribute information includes: the company name, energy product, licence details, location details, date of license, time period and the capacity. Map coordinates that were not found in the regulatory decision files were searched in Google maps using the company and address information. Licences were classified according to the main energy products which are: biogas, biomass, electricity, landfill gas, petroleum products, solar and wind.