Metros derive ‘substantial profit’ from electricity sales, the Treasury says
Business Day Live 3 December 2012 METROPOLITAN councils generate a “substantial profit” from the sale of electricity, the Treasury said on Monday in a report on the consolidated operating and capital budgets of 278 municipalities over the next three years. This issue is controversial as busine
More (solar) power to the people of Limpopo
Mail & Guardian Online 28 November 2012 South Africa will soon have the capacity to provide approximately 58 megawatts of solar energy to 8 000 households in Limpopo. A R2.6-billion financial closure was announced on Wednesday by MEMC subsidiary SunEdison, the US solar energy service provider who will
SAPVIA 11th Management Committee Meeting: 4 December 2012
SAPVIA's last management committee meeting for the year is taking place on Tuesday the 4th of December. The agenda for the meeting is available for SAPVIA members to download.
SA needs to firm up power project pipeline if it hopes to extract spin-offs
30 November 2012 Engineering News Online South Africa will not fully benefit from the skills developed by various contractors during the construction of State power utility Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile coal-fired power stations, if a decision is not made in the next year on the construction of ‘Coal 3’
Rooftop PV Subcommittee Strategy Workshop
On the 22nd of November 2012, SAPVIA's Rooftop PV sub-committee hosted a strategy workshop led by an independent facilitator to in order to map out an action plan for the sub-committee for the year ahead.
Grid Connection Code for Renewable Power Plants
Download the final NERSA approved version of the Grid Connection Code for Renewable Power Plants.
US to set up Joburg finance hub for clean-energy projects
29 November 2012 Engineering News Online Three US government agencies have teamed up to establish a Clean Energy Development and Finance Centre (CEDFC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, which will support the development of renewable-energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more…
Eastern Cape – European Union Renewable Energy Conference 2012
The Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) is organising a renewable energy conference in partnership with the European Union. The conference is being held from 28 November to 30 November 2012. SAPVIA is participating in the Technology Stream
20 November 2012: DoE update on the IEP
On the 20th of November 2012 the Department of Energy (DoE) provided the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy (PPCE) with an update on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP). The meeting notice, programme and DoE presentation can be viewed below: Notice of Meeting Programme for Meeting DoE presentation:
Asia Report: Another Week of Woe for China's Solar Panel Manufacturers
Renewable Energy World Online 19 November 2012 China’s beleaguered solar panel makers took another hit this week, announcing either shipment downgrades or job cuts in response to global oversupply and higher production costs tied to recent import tariffs imposed by the U.S. government. Read more