Media Briefing on the IEP and IRP 22 November 2016 By Honourable Tina Joemat-Pettersson, MP Minister of Energy
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IRP Update Assumptions & Base Case – 22 November 2016
The Department of Energy earlier announced the Draft Intergrated Resource Plan and Integrated Energy Plan for public consultation. See the presentation on the new IRP proposal here.
As DoE prepares to release IRP, all eyes will be on nuclear
Engineering News – ONLINE 17 November 2016 The Department of Energy (DoE) will on Tuesday November 22 release the long-waited draft of the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity, as well as the draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP). The release, which will take place in Pretoria, follow
South Africa’s slump in African renewables index reflects Eskom-induced uncertainty
Engineering News – ONLINE 15 November 2016 South Africa’s ranking in a continent-wide renewable-energy index has plummeted, reflecting the current market uncertainty that has arisen as a result of Eskom’s refusal to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) with preferred bidders named following the
IPPs pin hopes on Eskom’s next boss
IOL News 15 November 2016 The South African renewable energy industry is pinning its hope on new leadership at Eskom for the rejuvenation of the renewable energy procurement programme, the future of which was recently thrown into doubt in the face of criticism from the power utility. Read more here̷
Renewables body urges new Eskom chief to restore communications and momentum
Engineering News – ONLINE 14 November 2016 The South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) has expressed the hope that the new CEO of Eskom will restore “constructive communication” with the renewable-energy industry, which it says has faced “increasingly irrational and inaccurate criticism
Sarec too raises IPP delay concerns
Engineering News – ONLINE 09 November 2016 The South African Renewable EnergyCouncil (Sarec) has become the latest organisation to raise concerns over State-owned power utility Eskom’s repeated delays in signing off on new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power producers (IPPs). R
PV GreenCard Stakeholder Engagment Workshop: 28 October 2016
On the 28th October 2016, we held the PV GreenCard Stakeholder Engagement Workshop in Midrand, Johanensburg. The workshop was well attended with over 80 delegates. Thank you to all who participated, and a special thank you to our partners, BSW-Solar and GIZ, and Venue Sponsor, Solareff. We look for
Roundtable Conversation Series: Collaboration for Scale and Impact
Collaboration for Scale and Impact was hosted by the African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) on the 26th August 2016. Each renewable energy IPP in the country invests a percentage of revenue into socio-economic development (SED) initiatives. Some IPP also invest in enterprise development (ED) me
Tina Joemat-Pettersson was advised against nuclear energy
Business Day LIVE 03 November 2016 The most cost-effective option for SA’s energy future does not include the commissioning of new nuclear power plants, a ministerial advisory committee on energy says. The advisory committee was commissioned by Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson to analyse and provi
