SA to mop up near-term renewables prospects, ahead of revamped process for 6 300 MW more I
Engineering News ONLINE 16 April 2015 Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced plans to accelerate and expand the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), reporting that she will be seeking the concurrence of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Ne
SAPVIA statement on the announcement of preferred bidders for Bidding Window 4
The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) welcomes the Minister of Energy’s announcement of preferred bidders for Bidding Window 4. This will help regain the momentum of the Renewable Energy Power Producer Programme. The proven ability to deliver projects on time and on budget provide
Conclusion of the Wind & Solar PV Strategic Environmental Assessment Process run by CSIR
The Wind and Solar PV Strategic Environmental Assessment was completed in March 2015, and the updated draft SEA report and associated GIS data were handed over to the Department of Environmental Affairs on 26 March 2015. The SEA report and associated spatial datasets will be updated and finalised by t
Chinese solar PV supplier hopes to secure big slice of SA’s rooftop market
Engineering News ONLINE 10 April 2015 Chinese photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer Trina Solar, which initially entered the South African market in 2011 with a focus on the utility-scale projects emerging from the Department of Energy’s renewables programme, reports that it is increasingly turning its
Energy initiatives stuck in ministerial bottleneck
Business Day LIVE 10 April 2015 CRISIS? What crisis? As the economy strains under a power shortage and a sense of crisis prevails, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is in no rush to act on SA’s energy shortfall. Four major initiatives, all of which would hasten the arrival of new generating capacit
Eskom gets R4bn loan from KfW to upgrade grid
Engineering News – ONLINE 08 April 2015 South African utility Eskom Holdings has received a R4-billion ($339-million) loan from KfW to help modernise its power grid, Germany’s State-controlled development bank said on Wednesday. The loan will be used to connect solar and wind power plants to E
National SEA for the rollout of EGI in South Africa, ERG Meeting Meeting Notes
An Expert Reference Group (ERG) Meeting for the National Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Electricity Grid Infrastructure (EGI) in support of Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) 10 took place on 15 February 2015 in Pretoria. The meeting notes can be accessed by clicking on the links below. Meet
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