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 and strategy for 2013 / 2014 was voted in, and proposed changes to SAPVIA’s constitution and secretariat were voted on. All d
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 province. This will result in the generation of electricity, which will be in line with the National Development Plan’s cal
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 (PV) rooftop installation in Southern Africa. SOLA Future Energy says Phase 1 of the installation on Black River Park was c
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 Plan (IEP) The presentation can be downloaded here
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 the nation’s incentive program for clean energy started in July that year. The country approved a total 21,090 megawatts 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 hydropower plants in Africa’s biggest economy, where electricity supply struggles to match demand. Potential investors are vying fo
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 increases have had on the country’s manufacturing sector – the study will be used as the basis for a dialogue with indust
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 with Urban-Econ and Chris Ahlfeldt to conduct a research study into the localisation potential of solar photovoltaics and the st
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 costs by between 6% and 9.5%. However, higher levels of job creation, especially in the manufacturing sector, could offset this
Sonkrag: SA kan baie vrugte pluk
Die Burger Dinsdag 13 Augustus 2013 Fotovoltaïese sonkrag het groot potensiaal vir plaaslik vervaardigde inhoud. As die onsekerhede oor beleid en regulering verwyder is en die vraag na sonkrag neem toe, sal die plaaslike vervaardiging van silikonselle uitvoerbaar wees, volgens ’n verslag wat in opdrag
