Renewable Energy delay costs millions
25 September 2012 Moneyweb online: The deadline, originally scheduled for June, has been extended for a third time – this time to the end of October. The delay comes as government, lenders, project developers and contractors grapple with the complexity of ensuring all the necessary boxes have been t
EPIA Study:Connecting the Sun: Solar photovoltaics on the road to large-scale grid integration
25 September 2012: [restrictedarea] The rise of solar PV and other renewables presents a whole new world for electricity grid operators, requiring a new perspective on the management of the power system. “Connecting the Sun” shows how PV is already providing solutions, and how it will be key
Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Southern Africa
4- 5 October 2012: At the Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Southern Africa we bring the industry together under one roof. Join us on 4th & 5th October at the Hilton Sandton Hotel, Johannesburg and you will meet a line-up of experts, holding decades of experience in renewable energy from aroun
Renewable Energy World Africa 2012
6-8 November 2012: Renewable Energy World Africa, and the co-located POWER-GEN Africa is coming to the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 6-8 November 2012. . Register on-line now for FREE access to visit the exhibition Visit the sold-out exhibition where South Africa’s and the world
U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation approves USD 250 million in funding for South African PV project
19 September 2012: The board of directors of the U.S. government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved up to USD 250 million in funding for a 60 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in South Africa. SunEdison LLC (Beltsville, Maryland, U.S.) will build and operate the PV plan
PPC Energy Progress Report on ISMO Bill
18 September 2012: At a PPCE meeting held on the 18th of September in Parliament, Cape Town, the task team, led by the DoE and comprising the Department of Public Enterprises, National Treasury and Eskom, reported back on the scenario building exercise relating to the Independent System and Market Operato
State delays bidding for renewable power projects
17 September 2012: Business Day Live Online: COMPANIES hoping to bid for renewable energy capacity in the third “window” of the private power procurement programme must now wait until May next year, after the Department of Energy last week delayed the start of bidding. The delay was expected.
Davies wants cap on electricity mark-ups
17 September 2012: Business Day Live Online: A CAP should be imposed on the mark-ups that municipalities imposed on Eskom’s electricity prices, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says, because high electricity prices are contributing to the lack of international competitiveness of South African busi
SAPVIA commends DoE for Round 3 Bid Submission date delay
10 September 2012: SAPVIA commends DoE for Round 3 Bid Submission date delay The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) would like to commend the Department of Energy for the decision taken on 7 September 2012 and articulated in Briefing Note 14 for a delay in the Round 3 Bid Submission
DoE confirms new renewables bid schedule after window-one delays
10 September 2012 Engineering News Online Following delays to achieving financial close on the first 28 wind and solar projects, which advanced to the preferred-bidder stage in December last year under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), the Department of Energ
