Policy and regulatory malaise undermining efforts to address power deficit
Lingering policy uncertainty and regulatory delays are continuing to impede the development of hundreds of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) projects, which are seen at the qu
SUN RISES ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY CRISIS
South Africa’s national power utility Eskom grapple to meet South Africa’s energy demand has sped up the need to explore alternative energy sources. However, making sure that t
SAPVIA's 1st Networking Event for 2020
SAPVIA held its first Networking Event for 2020 at the iLember Chamber of Commerce, in Durban on Friday,06th March 2020. The presentations of the day can be viewed by clicking on t
Media Statement from Davin Chown on the IPP Renegotiations
SAPVIA Chairperson Davin Chown provides a media statement on the recently proposed IPP renegotiations. To stimulate and grow the SA economy, these five elements are critical: predi
Legal report on the Municipal Legal framework applicable for small scale embedded
Legal Report provides context into the type of conditions or procedures relating to the connection and operation of SSEG systems to provide municipalities with reasonable legal sec
RES4Med&Africa Innovation Conference South Africa
INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY AS KEY BOOSTERS FOR NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN RENEWABLES: Exploiting the great potential in the African continent for boosting the investment and
Gordhan’s IPP renegotiation proposal triggers ‘breach of contract’ warnings
Engineering News ONLINE 15 February 2019 A report indicating that the South African government may seek to renegotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) concluded with independent
SAPVIA: Statement on the recent announcemt by Minister Pravin Gordhan on government decision to "renegotiate" old renewable energy IPP Contracts
Polity 15 February 2019 To stimulate and grow the SA economy, these five elements are critical: predictability, consistency, lower risk and policy certainty. A simple and blanket t
ANC drops Zuma’s nuclear plans – and embraces renewable energy instead
The ANC’s election manifesto for 2019 has gone big on renewable energy – with zero mention of the country’s previous nuclear plans. Nuclear energy emerged as a major topic ov