February 11, 2019
News
February 8, 2019
Renewable energy is the means to a future-focused industry
Publication: Leadership, Supplement A
Date: Friday, February 01, 2019
Page: 54
January 28, 2019
Final report of a study into the value proposition of Distributed Generation Renewable Energy (DG RE)
At the end of 2018 SAWEA appointed a team of multi-disciplinary consultants to carry-out a study that investigates the value proposition of DG RE with a particular emphasis on wind and solar PV technologies. The study examined the following:
- The rationale behind the anticipated increase in DG RE and the potential contracting structures to facilitate electricity sales between IPPs and Munics/customers.
- The impact on operations at local (municipal) level and national (Eskom) level.
- A detailed assessment of the commercial impact of increasing levels of DG RE on customers, municipalities and Eskom.
- A high-level assessment of the impact on the National Fiscus as well as Local Economic Development.
- The study also included a case study review of existing bilateral transactions.
Download the report to view findings.
December 3, 2018
Planned next steps in the Public Private Growth Initiative, following the industry’s 5-year plan as presented to Minister Dlamini-Zuma
Yesterday, representatives of 14 sectors of the South African economy met in Cape Town with the Minister of Planning in the Presidency, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The purpose of the meeting was to provide these business leaders the opportunity to present their respective sectoral Five-Year- High-Level-Growth-Plans, to stimulate the economy. This session followed several earlier engagements with the Minister during the last few months as well as a meeting with President Ramaphosa in August during which he mandated the initiative to go ahead.READ MORE
November 29, 2018
Include ‘important’ nuclear in SA’s electricity mix, says Parly committee
by Melanie Gosling
The energy portfolio committee has come out in strong support of including nuclear power in South Africa’s future electricity mix.This is in stark contrast to the latest government plan for South Africa’s future electricity mix – the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2018 – which contains no nuclear power because of its high cost.
November 27, 2018
Renewables sector rubbishes union’s job loss claims
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb’s business editor
The South African renewable energy sector will create tens of thousands of jobs rather than cause job losses.
This is the assertion made by the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) on behalf of the local renewables industry.READ MORE
November 23, 2018
Investment Pledge
Publication: Engineering News
Wind energy industry commits to investing in South Africa
November 22, 2018
Millions wasted on law suits should be used to fulfil SA’s energy needs
Renewable energy is the way the world and SA needs to move, but pointless legal cases are wasting money and valuable time in this regardREAD MORE
November 16, 2018
Stop-start government approach puts a spoke in the wheel of renewable energy boom
By Melanie Gosling
11 November 2018
South Africa’s renewable energy programme has the potential to become the country’s single biggest infrastructure project, bringing in R25bn a year in direct foreign investment, delegates heard at the Windaba wind energy conference in Cape Town. But there are obstacles to this being realised. One is the debilitating ‘stop-start’ nature of the government’s renewable energy programme. READ MORE