SA's power no longer cheapest
Business Day Online 29 July 2011: The slide down the rankings as the provider of the cheapest electricity means that SA could be losing a competitive advantage it previously enjoyed. NUS said this was the consequence of the recent high tariff increases that the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) gran
Why is REFIT unfit?
Financial Mail Online 28 July 2011: Department of energy deputy director- general Ompi Aphane says the Electricity Regulation Act does not provide the necessary mandate for SA’s national energy regulator (Nersa) to predetermine tariffs Two-and-a-half years after SA’s renewable energy feed-in tariff (R
SAPVIA announces support of Solar Power Summit Africa
The Solar Power Summit Africa will be held from 22 – 25 August 2011 at Holiday Inn Sandton in Johannesburg. The event aims to create a platform for solar power professionals to share insights, learn about developments in legislation and gain first hand information into independent and government solar p
Italy Passes 7,000 MW of Total Installed Solar PV
Renewable Energy World Online 22 July 2011: Italy leaps ahead of both Spain and Japan to become second in world in total solar capacity. The interactive web page Atlasole created by Italy’s Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) indicates that the country surpassed 7,000 MW of total installed solar ph
South African Government Confuses Renewable Energy Developers and Investors
Israel Tech: The blog of the Trade Office in South Africa 26 July 2011: The process of promoting generation of renewable energy in South Africa takes a long time. This is not a surprise, that was the case with many countries, as well as Israel. Recently, It was published that the regulator is considering
Western Cape mulling policy changes to promote use of solar water heaters
Engineering News Online 26 July 2011: South Africa’s ‘green economy’, which is estimated to be worth R45-billion in the short term, offers significant potential for economic growth and job creation, Western Cape Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Alan Winde said on Tuesday. Winde was
African renewables market hit by policy shift, revolution
Environmental Finance Online 26 July 2011: Uncertainty over South Africa’s policy on renewable energy is causing wobbles in investor confidence, according to industry and finance experts, while the effects of the Arab Spring continue to deter investment in North Africa. The South African government is s
SAPVIA 2nd Management Committee Meeting: 10 August 2011
SAPVIA's second Management Committee Meeting took place on the 10th of August in Cape Town. The agenda and minutes for this meeting are available for download here.
Renewables tender should be issued next week – DoE
Engineering News Online 22 July 2011: The long-awaited procurement process for South Africa’s first renewable energy projects should begin next week, Department of Energy (DoE) deputy director-general Ompi Aphane confirmed with Engineering News Online on Friday. Aphane reported that a response had been
Small players may be forced out of power set-up
Business Live Online 23 July 2011: Moves by the Department of Energy to drop the renewable energy feed-in-tariff model from the Integrated Resource Plan could eliminate potential small players in the industry, say legal analysts. They could also undermine a 2030 target of having 42% of energy generation f
