SAPVIA feedback on the NERSA Consultation Paper on Small Scale Embedded Generation
NERSA had requested that stakeholders comment on the issues raised in their Consultation Paper on Small Scale Embedded Generation. The deadline for submissions was 26 March 2015. Click here to view SAPVIA’s submitted comment.
South Africa’s Solar Development Looks Bright But Much Work To Be Done
Engerati 23 March 2015 The South African Finance Minister’s budget speech gives much promise to the development of solar PV in the country. In his first full budget speech, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene referred to the government’s 9 strategic priorities which the solar PV sector says it has already
SED Workshop
SAPVIA held a Socio-Economic Development – Economic Development (SED-ED) workshop on 04 March 2015 at Webber Wentzel in Johannesburg where the newly-elected SED-ED Subcommittee was constituted. Thank you to all who participated and a special thank you to the event host sponsor, Webber Wentzel. All p
Give solar power a chance
Business Report 25 March 2015 The solar power industry is ready to install 2 000MW of electricity every year for the next five years to help ease the country’s electricity crisis – and has called on the government to increase the amount of renewable energy it will allow private companies to produce fo
SAPVIA's 16th Networking Event: 18 March 2015
Sponsored by: SAPVIA held it’s 16th Networking Event on 18 March 2015 at Webber Wentzel in Johannesburg. For the first time SAPVIA coordinated a video-conference link in order to engage with the Cape Town membership base who were unable to be in Johannesburg on the day. SAPVIA’s CEO, Moek
Traditional model of electricity supply in South Africa is in crisis
Should the latest annual price increase application of 25.3% be granted, electricity prices are likely to be a whopping 250% higher – on average – compared to 2008. This is illustrated below. Figure 1: Eskom price increases since 2008 At the same time, average prices of large-scale photovoltai
Eskom wants 25.3% tariff increase
Moneyweb 20 March 2015 Eskom’s electricity tariffs may increase by 25.3% from April 1 this year for its direct customers and July 1 for municipal customers if an application to the national regulator is approved. The increase has the full support of government’s war room. Read more here…
Request for Eskom tariff increase of more than 25%
Business Day LIVE 20 March 2015 ESKOM wants tariffs to go up 25.3% from July 1 — double the expected hike — and plans to ask the National Energy Regulator of SA to process a new application. Tariffs were expected to go up 12,69% in 2015-16, but Eskom had asked for an additional increase to […]
Gauteng COGTA Department Learning Network – Revenue Impacts of embedded generation and energy efficiency
Our CEO facilitated the above-mentioned workshop on Wednesday, 18 March 2015. The presentations can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on the links below. COGTA Presentation March 2015 Setting the scene – Gauteng Province Learning Network Session (M Thobela) SALGA_Impact of EERE on municipal rev
Renewables group homes in on South Africa’s embedded solar market
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 March 2015 Renewable energy project specialist juwi Renewable Energies, which has participated in five South African utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with a combined capacity of more than 120 MW, reports that it is gearing up to aggressively pursue e