SAPVIA 11th Management Committee Meeting: 4 December 2012
SAPVIA's last management committee meeting for the year is taking place on Tuesday the 4th of December. The agenda for the meeting is available for SAPVIA members to download.
SA needs to firm up power project pipeline if it hopes to extract spin-offs
30 November 2012 Engineering News Online South Africa will not fully benefit from the skills developed by various contractors during the construction of State power utility Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile coal-fired power stations, if a decision is not made in the next year on the construction of ‘Coal 3’
Rooftop PV Subcommittee Strategy Workshop
On the 22nd of November 2012, SAPVIA's Rooftop PV sub-committee hosted a strategy workshop led by an independent facilitator to in order to map out an action plan for the sub-committee for the year ahead.
Grid Connection Code for Renewable Power Plants
Download the final NERSA approved version of the Grid Connection Code for Renewable Power Plants.
US to set up Joburg finance hub for clean-energy projects
29 November 2012 Engineering News Online Three US government agencies have teamed up to establish a Clean Energy Development and Finance Centre (CEDFC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, which will support the development of renewable-energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more…
Eastern Cape – European Union Renewable Energy Conference 2012
The Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) is organising a renewable energy conference in partnership with the European Union. The conference is being held from 28 November to 30 November 2012. SAPVIA is participating in the Technology Stream
20 November 2012: DoE update on the IEP
On the 20th of November 2012 the Department of Energy (DoE) provided the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy (PPCE) with an update on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP). The meeting notice, programme and DoE presentation can be viewed below: Notice of Meeting Programme for Meeting DoE presentation:
Asia Report: Another Week of Woe for China's Solar Panel Manufacturers
Renewable Energy World Online 19 November 2012 China’s beleaguered solar panel makers took another hit this week, announcing either shipment downgrades or job cuts in response to global oversupply and higher production costs tied to recent import tariffs imposed by the U.S. government. Read more
IBC SOLAR constructed 5 megawatt PV power plant in just 49 days
Bad Staffelstein, November 19, 2012 – IBC SOLAR AG, one of the leading photovoltaic system integrators in the world, has set up a photovoltaic (PV) power plalnt and connected it to the public electricity grid in just 49 days. The system was built on the outskirts of Maniago, a small town in Northern Ita
SMA supplies inverters for one of the first large-scale PV power plants in Africa
Niestetal/Durban, 16. November 2012: One of the first large-scale PV power plants in Africa is scheduled to become operational in spring 2013. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) will deliver a total of 84 Sunny Central 800CP inverters for the 75 Megawatt PV project Kalkbult in the north west of South Africa.
