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The Minister of Energy appointed a Working Group on 16 September 2016 to analyse certain concerns expressed by members of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy (MACE) on a number of assumptions used to derive the IRP Scenario “Base Case A1” and to report back to the Minister on their findings. Cl
Global Solar Council – Update – 13 December 2016
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Case made for decentralised energy supply
Business Day 14 December 2016 City of Cape Town calls for decentralised, liberalised energy markets in consultations on the draft Integrated Resource Plan Future energy planning should provide for decentralised, liberalised energy markets, City of Cape Town director of electricity services Les Rencontre s
SA's nuclear plans: Fanning the flames of suspicion
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State opens door for nuclear procurement
Business Day LIVE 14 December 2016 Eskom plans to issue a request for proposals soon, derailing a court case over legalities The state has cleared the way for the nuclear procurement programme to proceed, and Eskom would issue a call to market for proposals this week. The surprise revelation was made by E
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Wind, solar could cost R90bn less than nuclear – CSIR
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Experts’ advice ignored to force nuclear option
Business Day LIVE 08 December 2016 A panel of experts appointed by Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson told public hearings on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday that their advice had been ignored to force nuclear energy into the plan. A task team for the 40-strong panel, whi
Public consultations for IRP, IEP get under way as DoE attracts criticism over timelines, pricing basis
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Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (IPPPP) An Overview As at 30 September 2016
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