Roundtable Conversation Series: Collaboration for Scale and Impact
Collaboration for Scale and Impact was hosted by the African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) on the 26th August 2016. Each renewable energy IPP in the country invests a percentage of revenue into socio-economic development (SED) initiatives. Some IPP also invest in enterprise development (ED) me
Tina Joemat-Pettersson was advised against nuclear energy
Business Day LIVE 03 November 2016 The most cost-effective option for SA’s energy future does not include the commissioning of new nuclear power plants, a ministerial advisory committee on energy says. The advisory committee was commissioned by Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson to analyse and provi
WesBank announces R60m carport solar-panel project
Engineering News ONLINE 28 October 2016 Vehicle and asset finance group WesBank and sister company First National Bank(FNB) have announced a R60-million project to replace the shade-net carports at its shared offices in Fairland, Johannesburg, with solar-panel carports. Read more here…
IPP programme ‘will continue’, as govt seeks confidence-building partnerships
Engineering News – ONLINE 26 October 2016 The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) “will continue and expand”, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) asserts, describing it as “an example of the kind of partnerships needed for national developm
IEA upscales five-year renewables growth forecast after 2015 ‘turning point’
Engineering News ONLINE 25 October 2016 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has significantly increased its five-year growth forecast for renewable energy in light of what it describes as a “turning point” in 2015, when a record 153 GW of new renewables capacity was added globally. Read more here
Eskom’s nuclear vs renewables ‘propaganda’
Moneyweb 26 October 2016 Eskom CEO Brian Molefe is not running the country’s largest utility, he is running a propaganda campaign. That was the opinion of Chris Yelland from EE Publishers, who was speaking at the Life After Coal seminar held in Cape Town on Monday. Read more here…
No clarity on government impasse with Eskom on independent power
Business LIVE 20 October 2016 No clarity on the deadlock between government and Eskom on the independent power producer’s programme for renewable energy was given on Thursday by Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe. Read more here…
The New Development Bank: Its Role in Achieving BRICS Renewable Energy Targets
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Project Steering Committee and Expert Reference Group Meeting for the Wind and Solar PV Phase 2 SEA
The Project Steering Committee and Expert Reference Group Meeting for the Wind and Solar PV Phase 2 SEA took place on 23 August 2016 in Pretoria. The meeting notes can be viewed by clicking here
Cost of new power generators in South Africa Comparative analysis based on recent IPP announcements
Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Head of CSIR’s Energy Centre and Ruan Fourie, Energy Economist at the CSIR’s Energy Centre’s presentation on “Cost of new power generators in South Africa Comparative analysis based on recent IPP announcements” can be viewed/downloaded by clicking here
