Solar energy to become cheaper than electricity – PPA Energy
Engineering News Online 8 February 2013 While solar energy was currently cheaper than energy derived from diesel plants and generators that were often used as a substitute to conve
by U.S.-India Solar Trade Dispute at the WTO Could Spur Collaboration
Renewable Energy World Online 7 February 2013 Today’s decision by the U.S. government to challenge India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (National Solar Mission) loca
DoE to release baseload IPP procurement documents in Q3
Engineering News Online 11 February 2013 The Department of Energy (DoE) expects to release procurement documents for a baseload independent power producer (IPP) programme during th
Renewable energy projects picking up steam
Business Day Live 5 February 2013 GLOBAL wind and solar power developer Mainstream Renewable Power turned the sod on a 138MW wind energy plant in Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, on Mon
‘Heavily-geared’ Eskom sees no alternative to tariff rises
Engineering News Online 1 February 2013 In the absence of a fresh equity injection from its shareholder, State-owned electricity provider Eskom calculates that it would require R25
With solar PV, we are starting to see the light
Times Live Online 29 January 2013 South Africa has a burgeoning solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, which has for many years been supplying PV power to remote installations that are
FERC Proposes Rule to Speed Up Solar Energy Grid Interconnection
Renewable Energy World Online 17 January 2013 Tulsa, OK USA — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed changes to a rule that will speed up the process an
Renewable Energy Provides Half of All New US Electrical Generating Capacity in 2012
Renewable Energy World Online 17 January 2013 According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office
DBSA backs 11 renewables projects with funding of R6.2bn
Engineering News Online 13 December 2012 The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has confirmed that it has committed R6.2-billion for 11 of the 28 renewable-energy projects
The Promise of South Africa as a New Solar Frontier
Renewable Energy World Online 11 December 2012 Solar panel makers and developers have pegged South Africa as a new frontier for a few years now, and solar energy development seems