Expanding Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in South Africa Webinar – 12 September 2013
The integration of renewable generators into the electrical grid presents an important challenge for the electrical system operators and plant owners. The typical electrical grid w
by SAPVIA AGM 2013
SAPVIA’s second Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on the 6th of September 2013 at Webber Wentzel, Cape Town. At the AGM the new management board was elected, the budget a
Gauteng to roll out R11bn solar panel project
Engineering News ONLINE 30 August 2013 The Gauteng Provincial Government is to spend R11-billion for a large scale roll-out of solar panels on all State-owned buildings across the
Cape Town office park unveils large-scale roof-mounted solar PV system
Engineering News ONLINE 27 August 2013 An office park in Observatory, Cape Town, has unveiled the first phase of what is currently considered to be the largest solar photovoltaic
Briefing by the Department of Energy on the restructuring of the electricity sector and the draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP)
On 20 August, the Department of Energy briefed the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy (PPCE) on: The restructuring of the electricity sector The draft Integrated Energy Pl
Japan Approves 19 GW of Commercial Solar in 2012 After Incentives
Renewable Energy World.COM 20 August 2013 TOKYO — Japan approved almost 19,000 megawatts of non-residential solar applications by the end of the 2012 fiscal year, as part of
Renewable loan costs falling
MONEYWEB 19 August 2013 It is good, sound bank lending – Nedbank. Costs to fund renewable-energy projects in South Africa are falling as companies bid for wind, solar and hydropo
DTI studying impact of steep power price rises on industry
Engineering News 14 August 2013 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the impact that South Africa’s steep electricity price in
Launch Event: Research Findings: The localisation potential of Photovoltaics and a strategy to support the large scale roll-out in South Africa
SAPVIA in collaboration with South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (the DTI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) commissioned EScience Associates in association wi
Localisation will add to solar PV costs, but offers jobs and growth benefits
Engineering News – ONLINE 13 August 2013 Stipulating higher levels of localisation in the roll-out of solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions in South Africawould increase unit co
