Policy and regulatory malaise undermining efforts to address power deficit
Lingering policy uncertainty and regulatory delays are continuing to impede the development of hundreds of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) projects, which are seen at the quickest and cheapest way for South Africa to address its current electricity supply deficit. The South African Independent Powe
Globeleq, Aurora Power Solutions to build PV projects in Zambia
Independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq and renewable energy company Sola Group’s Aurora Power Solutions have been awarded two 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, in Zambia. These projects form part of the Get Fit Zambia programme, through which the government aims to procure 200 MW of renewable e
IBC SOLAR – The Expert for PV, Storage and off-grid present again on the African Utility Week
At this year’s African Utility Week, IBC SOLAR is having its 3rd appearance in a row and its 2nd energy show presence in 2019 after exhibiting at the African Solar Show in March. IBC SOLAR opened its doors in Cape Town in 2017 providing the Sub-Saharan side of the continent with their solar products and
Report IEA-PVPS T15-07: COLOURED BIPV – Market, research and development
Executive summary COLOURED BIPV Market, research and development IEA PVPS Task 15, Report IEA-PVPS T15-07: 2019 February 2019 Authors: Gabriele Eder: OFI, Austria and Gerhard Peharz, Roman Trattnig: Joanneum Research, Austria; Pierluigi Bonomo, Erika Saretta, Francesco Frontini, Cristina S. Polo Lópe
IEA PVPS PRESS RELEASE : 500 GW of total Photovoltaic capacity installed in 2018
International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA PVPS) publishes its new “Snapshot of Global Photovoltaic Markets 2018”: At the end of 2018, PV reached for the first time half a TW of total capacity Paris, France, 15 April 2019 – Preliminary market numbers show that the PV market
SUN RISES ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY CRISIS
South Africa’s national power utility Eskom grapple to meet South Africa’s energy demand has sped up the need to explore alternative energy sources. However, making sure that the lights stay on is just one of the reasons why renewables are the answer to South Africa immediate and long-term energy supp
TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY SECTOR THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
A study undertaken by the Department of Energy’s IPP office shows that 25% of renewable energy funded-scholarships fall to the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), which launched in 2014 to help develop young engineering students for the nascent renewable energy industry and actively support the transformat
SAPVIA's 1st Networking Event for 2020
SAPVIA held its first Networking Event for 2020 at the iLember Chamber of Commerce, in Durban on Friday,06th March 2020. The presentations of the day can be viewed by clicking on the links below: iLembe-Chamber-of-Commerce-Breakfast-Session-Presentation.pdf PV Waste, Patricia Schroder, Reclite Local Manuf
Out now: Data and figures on the co-benefits of decarbonising the power sector in South Africa
South Africa is in the midst of an energy transition, with important social and economic implications, depending on the pathways that are chosen. Political decisions on South Africa’s energy future link the missions and mandates of many government departments beyond energy, such as environment, industry
