SAPVIA 13th Management Committee Meeting, 16 April 2013
SAPVIA’s second management committee meeting for 2013 takes place in Cape Town on Tuesday the 16th of April. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members
What Does Warren Buffett See in Solar?
Renewable Energy World.COM 11 April 2013 Everyone wants to see inside Warren Buffett’s head. One of the world’s most successful investors, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
The cost of electricity shortfalls in South Africa
Free Market Foundation Estimating the economic cost of electricity shortages is an exercise in enormous uncertainty. To reduce the uncertainty, or, rather, to get a sense of its ra
DoE to approach small power producers for REIPPPP before year-end
Engineering News – Online 9 April 2013 The Department of Energy (DoE) will, before the end of this year, advertise for small power producers, with projects under 5 MW, to par
SEA Expert Reference Group feedback: 27 March 2013
Mike Levington (Vice Chairperson, SAPVIA) and Karen Jodas (Managing Director, Savannah Environmental and SAPVIA member) attended the first meeting of the Expert Reference Group (ER
Next 19 renewables projects to close ‘in April’, as final touches are put to new tender
Engineering News Online 05 April 2013 South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE) has confirmed that the financial-close deadline for the 19 second-bid-window projects identified u
27 March 2013: NERSA briefing: ESKOM MYPD3 application
On the 27th of March 2013 the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) briefed the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy (PPCE) on the outcomes of ESKOM’s Multi-Ye
Renewables to Exceed Fossil Fuels in European Generation by 2020
Renewable Energy World.Com 3 April 2013 LONDON — Europe’s share of generation capacity using renewable sources will rise to at least 40 percent by 2020, exceeding capa
Why Africa is Missing the Solar Power Boat
Renewable Energy World.Com 3 April 2013 Nairobi — Despite having one of the best solar regimes in the world, Africa is still a trivial player in the global solar market. Les
Chinese company to supply SA with 115 MW of solar panels
Moneyweb 03 April 2013 Chinese solar company JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd said it would supply 115 megawatts (MW) of solar panels to two projects in South Africa as it makes inroads i



