Financial close for third window renewables projects shifted to November
Engineering News – ONLINE 21 July 2014 Financial close for bid window three under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has been extended from the end of July to November, Energy MinisterTina Joemat-Pettersson revealed on Monday. Deliver
The threat of electrical storage to CSP
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South Africa’s Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Program: Success Factors and Lessons
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State mulling Eskom’s ‘comprehensive sustainability plan’
Engineering News – ONLINE 14 July 2014 State-owned electricity producer Eskom has confirmed that it has handed its ‘comprehensive sustainability plan’ to Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown, who is a key participant in an inter-Ministerial process set up to deal with the utility’s fin
Global renewables investors warn SA prices becoming ‘dangerously low’ Back
The joint developers of the R3-billion Jeffreys Bay wind farm, situated alongside the N2 in Eastern Cape, have lauded South Africa’s transparent and well-run renewable-energy bidding programme and indicated on Wednesday that they would be participating in the upcoming fourth bid window. However, the glo
Meeting with NERSA: 21 May 2014
SAPVIA’s Rooftop Sub-committee met with NERSA on the 21st of May this year. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss licensing requirements and fees for the connection of rooftop solar PV installations for self-use. To view the meeting Agenda and Minutes, please click on the links below. [restricte
40 MW solar-tracking PV plant begins producing in N Cape
Engineering News ONLINE 10 July 2014 Commercial operations have started at Scatec Solar’s 40 MW Linde solar photovoltaic (PV) project, located near Hanover in South Africa’s Northern Cape and incorporating solar-tracking technology. The project is the Norwegian group’s second utility-scale
Scatec Solar completes another 40 MW solar plant in South Africa – increasing its installed capacity to 115 MW in the country
Scatec Solar, the integrated independent solar power producer, has started commercial operations of a 40 MW solar PV plant in South Africa, increasing its installed capacity in the country to 115 MW. The Linde project, located in the Northern Cape region, is the second utility scale solar PV
Solar Indaba, 23-24 October 2014, Johannesburg
The Solar Indaba, South Africa’s first official PV conference, not only comes with the backing of the government, thus guaranteeing their participation in crucial discussions, but as the industry’s first official PV congress, represents the biggest PV focussed networking event in South Afri
National RE SEA: ERG Meeting Notes: 11 June 2014
The Renewable Energy (RE) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Expert Reference Group (ERG) held a meeting which took place on 11 June 2014 at CSIR Pretoria. To view the meeting notes, please click here