Benefits of Solar
Environmental benefits Solar Photovoltaic (PV) as an electricity generation source is sustainable, indefinitely renewable and environmentally friendly. Long lifespan and low maintenance An added benefit of solar PV is that the modules last for 25 years and require almost no maintenance. Technology cost ef
IPPs ‘entitled’ to approach courts to force Eskom to sign PPAs
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 January 2017 A legal opinion secured by the South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) relating to the refusal by Eskom to conclude contracts with 37 independent power producers (IPPs) selected as preferred bidders by the Department of Energy (DoE) more than a year a
Spotlight on IPPs,but legal row looms
Business Report 19 January 2017 Johannesburg – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa boasted at the World Economic Forum (WEF) about South Africa’s renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme as renewable energy companies prepared for a court battle with Eskom to protect their R58
PRESS STATEMENT: SA PV INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE RECOGNITION OF THE SUCCESS OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY IPP PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME (REIPPP) BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
PRESS STATEMENT: SA PV INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE RECOGNITION OF THE SUCCESS OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY IPP PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME (REIPPP) BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA SAPVIA welcomes the recognition of the success of the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPP) by Deputy President C
IPPs want solution for all 26 outstanding renewables projects, not only some
Engineering News – ONLINE 16 January 2017 The South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) indicated on Friday that, while it welcomed indications that Eskomwas willing to reopen lines of communication on 26 outstanding renewables projects, it could only entertain a solution that remained faithful
STATUS OF SMALL SCALE EMBEDDED GENERATION (SSEG) IN SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES November 2016
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DRAFT INTEGRATED ENERGY PLAN (IEP) REPORT AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP) UPDATE ASSUMPTIONS, BASE CASE RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PERIOD
On the 25 th November 2016, the Department of Energy published in the Government Gazette the Draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) report and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update Assumptions, Base Case Results and Observations for public comments. The closing date for written comments was communicated a
Welcome to REDIS – The Renewable Energy Data and Information Service (BETA VERSION)
The Renewable Energy Data and Information Service (REDIS) is developed, hosted, and operated by the Department of Energy with the purpose of improving the availability and access to renewable energy data and information. Navigate to: http://redis.energy.gov.za/ for more details.
Op-Ed: Industrialisation is just as important as cost when considering IRP options
Daily Maverick 20 December 2016 By now, most people in South Africa who have an interest in the energy sector are aware that I chaired the Working Group for the Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy (MACE), which made recommendations to the Minister of Energy on how the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and I
REPORT OF THE MINISTERIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ENERGY (MACE) WORKING GROUP ON ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ASSUMPTIONS AND METHODOLOGIES ADOPTED IN THE IRP 2016 BASE CASE SCENARIO
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