Wind, solar could cost R90bn less than nuclear – CSIR

FIN24
07 December 2016
An energy mix with 72% renewables will cost R90bn less than nuclear or coal, says the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
This is according to research presented by the CSIR’s centre manager for energy, Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz, who was speaking at a public forum on the Department of Energy’s (DoE) Independent Resource Plan (IRP) held in Boksburg on Wednesday.    Read more here…

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Total Capacity
Residential
0 - 30 kWp
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Commercial and Industrial (C&I) - SSEG
30kWp - 1MWp
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C&I Large Scale and utility scale
1MWP - 50MWp
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Utility Scale
> 50MWp
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