Kganyago holds up renewables scheme as the type of structural reform needed to lift growth
Engineering News – ONLINE 29 November 2016 South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago has lamented the prevailing uncertainty around South Africa’s renewable-energy procurement programme, which he heralds as the type of “no-brainer” structural reform that should be continued a
Report of the Nuclear New Build Programme Procurement of Sixteen (16) Service Providers
The briefing took place on Tuesday, 29 November 2016 and the presentation can be dowloaded here
SAPVIA NETWORKING EVENT: 25 NOVEMBER 2016 – PROTEA BALALAIKA
SAPVIA held its 3rd Networking event for the year at the Protea Hotel Balalaika, in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Friday, 25 November 2016. By all accounts, the event was well received and attended. SAPVIA’s Interim CEO & Vice-Chair, Mike Levington, welcomed all present and provided an update on the A
Renewables body questions ongoing constraints on clean technologies in IRP base case
Engineering News – ONLINE 25 November 2016 The South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) has added its voice to those questioning the constraints imposed on renewable-energy technologies in the updated base case of Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which has been released for public comment. R
South African Sovereign Credit Rating "Junk Status" – running through the market risks
This is an updated and shortened version (25 November 2016) of the original that was published on 27 May 2016 by RMB Global Markets Research.
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN UPDATE ASSUMPTIONS, BASE CASE RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS OCTOBER 2016
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Wind and solar PV bodies cautiously welcome draft IRP, CSP body to contest exclusion
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 November 2016 The wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) industry bodies have responded positively to the allocations outlined in the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) base case, while the concentrated solar power (CSP) body has expressed dismay at the technology’s exclus
Renewable sector wants constraints dropped on wind and solar
FIN24 22 November 2016 The renewable energy sector called for constraints on wind and solar PV to be removed from the Department of Energy (DoE)’s draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which it announced on Tuesday. The base case of the IRP sees the first nuclear reactor coming online in 2037, compared
SAPVIA welcomes IRP 2016 update
ESI Africa 23 November 2016 On Tuesday, South African energy minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, delivered a speech outlining the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) processes, including a reflection on the key aspects of the processes. Read more here…
New nuclear energy to come on stream by 2037, under latest plans
Business Day LIVE 22 November 2016 The Cabinet has approved a draft base case energy plan for SA, which paves the way for gas and renewables to provide the biggest chunk of new installed capacity by 2050. There has been a significant reduction in installed capacity from coal compared with the 2011 integra
