Renewable energy has to go local – DG
Business Day Online 4 July 2011: Department of Energy DG Nelisiwe Magubane warns alternative energy suppliers on local job creation requirements. THE renewable energy industry is not fazed with the inclusion of price in the criteria for procurement of renewable energy industry, Department of Energy direct
Govt confirms inclusion of price competition in first renewables round
Engineering News Online 4 July 2011: The South African government has confirmed that price competition will feature in the procurement process for the first round of renewable energy projects, with the 2009 renewable energy feed-in tariffs (Refit) to be use as a “ceiling” price against which potential
Delay Hampers Green Power: Time for decision on renewable energy tariffs
Business Day Online 4 July 2011: The confusion about the government’s intentions regarding the implementation of Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs (REFITS) is frustrating investors and could jeopardise the government’s renewable energy targets. Deliberations between the National Energy Regulator of SA
Legal Advice puts REFIT in doubt
Business Report Online 27 June 2011: There was now some doubt whether the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) could set a bound tariff which renewable energy companies would pay to Eskom following legal advice received by the SA Wind Energy Association from the Island Group of advocates, Ompi Aphane,
NERSA, DoE, Treasury:Latest Industry Update 3 July 2011
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Developers call for sustainable form of renewable energy procurement
Engineering News Online 29 June 2011: Renewable energy industry associations on Wednesday appealed to policy makers to engage with the industry to ensure that a sustainable form of renewable energy procurement could get under way. Read more…
Industry Update: SAPVIA SAWEA and SASTELA appeal to the PPC: 29 June 2011
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WWF SA wants clarity on REFIT commitment
www.businesslive.co.za 28 June 2011: WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) South Africa, the local arm of one of the world’s largest independent conservation organisations, said on Tuesday poor implementation of renewable resources policy was presenting barriers to the industry. Read more…
Nuclear for the Poor, Renewables for the Rich?
28 June 2011: In a debate about the future of energy, the global south wants to spend tens of billions of dollars on nuclear plants while the global north looks to spend hundreds of millions on decentralised, renewable energy. Nuclear is unpopular in Europe and may in fact be dead in Germany. This month t
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