South Africa: Eskom Has Not Yet Finalised Application for Tariffs
30 July 2012: All Africa Online: Eskom has not yet determined its final application to the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) with regards to its next tariff application, Eskom Chief Executive Officer Brian Dames said on Monday. “We have not determined our final application to the regulator.
South African PV Review
South Africa is set to become one of the biggest procurers of solar PV technology in the world in the next three years, and could possibly rank tenth in installed capacity by 2015 if all the utility scale PV projects in the pipeline come to fruition as foreseen in the government’s renewable energy p
SAPVIA 8th Management Committee Meeting: 11 July 2012
The agenda and minutes of SAPVIA's 8th management committee meeting are available to SAPVIA members for download.
Further financial-close delay in prospect for 28 renewables bidders
26 July 2012: Engineering News Online: The 28 renewable-energy project developers identified in December as preferred bidders, following the first bid window under South Africa’s R100-billion Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), have been notified that the timing of financia
State urged to consider centralised project management
27 July 2012: Business Day Online: The government should consider centralised project management for its infrastructure rollout programme, to counter the risks of slipping schedules and escalating costs, says Ken Robinson, a senior executive at Accenture. State-owned enterprises such as Eskom and Trans
India encourages SA firms to participate in big renewables push
23 July 2012: Engineering News Online: India has invited South African renewable-energy developers and suppliers to consider participation in its ambitions plan to add 30 000 MW of additional renewables capacity by 2017. The fast-growing Asian economy already has 25 000 MW of installed renewables capacity
Third renewables bid window to open ‘soon’, despite window-one delay
23 July 2012: Engineering News Online: The schedule and capacity allocation for the third bid window under South Africa’s R100-billion Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) would be confirmed “soon”, notwithstanding the delay to the finalisation of the 28 window-one projects
Eskom to finalise tariff application by August
19 July 2012: Engineering News Online: National power producer Eskom would submit its tariff application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) by August, CE Brian Dames said this week. He told Engineering News Online that the utility was in the process of finalising its third multiy
China Moves into Chile's PV Sector with 300MW
16 July 2012: PV Insider Online: “What is Chile doing that South Africa isn’t?” China is to build a 300MW solar photovoltaic power plant project in Chile with a total reported investment of US$900m. The project is being driven by Sky Solar Group, a Shanghai-based specialist in PV. This
The Green Economy Accord
SAPVIA was a signatory to The Green Economy Accord which was launched at COP17 at the end of last year. The Green Economy Accord is an agreement between government, business and labour, committing each to tangible targets in achieving low carbon based economic development growth through renewable energy.