SAPVIA Meeting with Eskom: 11 October 2012
Representatives of SAPVIA’s Grid Access Unit Steering Committee met with Wolfgang Bohmer, Roy Estment, Kevin Leask and Bernard Magoro from Eskom on the 11th October at Megawatt Park . The purpose of the meeting was to introduce SAPVIA’s Grid Access Sub-Committee; and to continue the discussion aro
GTM Research Predicts 180 PV Manufacturers Will Fold or Be Acquired by 2015
16 October 2012: Renewable Energy World Online: A new report released by GTM Research is forecasting that between now and the year 2015 approximately 180 PV module manufacturers across the globe will close operations or succumb to acquisition. The report, titled “Global PV Module Manufacturing 201
How Grid Parity (Among Other Fallacies) Almost Killed The Solar Industry…
12 October 2012: Renewable Energy World Online: The photovoltaic industry is currently in a state of extreme contraction brought about by overbuilding, which was brought about by the belief that the feed-in tariff incentive model would continue expanding from region to region and which was exacerbated
SAPVIA 10th Management Committee Meeting:16 October 2012
SAPVIA held it’s 10th management committee meeting on the 16th of October 2012 in Cape Town. The agenda and minutes of the meeting are available below for SAPVIA members to download: [restrictedarea] SAPVIA 10th Management Committee Meeting Agenda SAPVIA 10th Management Committee Meeting Minutes[/restri
Progress on first SA renewables projects needed to re-establish momentum – Spanish industry body
9 October 2012: Engineering News Online: Spanish renewable-energy project developers and suppliers are eagerly awaiting news regarding the finalisation of the first 28 projects that were identified as preferred bidders in December under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Pro
SA's renewables procurement programme to be enlarged by a further 3 200 MW
9 October 2012: Engineering News Online: South Africa will move to procure an additional 3 200 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2020, over and above the 3 725 MW being procured currently under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP). Read more…
Energy group to invest R500m to ‘green’ its SA petrol stations
5 October 2012: Engineering News Online: Energy group Total South Africa has unveiled what it describes as its first sustainable, energy efficient service station, which has been constructed in line with new norms introduced by the company as part of its local and international push towards what it calls
August 2012 Newsletter
August 2012 Dear {name} The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA), now in its second year of operation, recently welcomed in its new management board who were elected at the association’s second Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Johannesburg on Friday the 20th of July. Davin C
A carbon tax needn't be controversial
4 October 2012: Climate Spectator Online: Debate on climate change and carbon pricing in Australia has focused on what other wealthy nations are doing — but don’t forget South Africa. The developing country, which has per capita income (and per capita greenhouse gas emissions) about one-third of
Notice of Parliamentary Meetings
4 October 2012: The following documentation concerning the notices of parliamentary meetings can be viewed / downloaded here: 09 October 2012: Meeting with Minister of Energy and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation 10 October 2012: Meeting with Auditor-General of SA and external expert
