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Court date set for Cape Metro’s bid to buy power directly from IPPs
The City of Cape Town on Tuesday welcomed the high court in Pretoria setting a date for its petition to buy electricity directly from independent power producers (IPPs). The City wants the Energy Mini...Read More
Great strides for renewable energy with Green Bonds
Good news for the SA renewable energy sector as investors acquire bonds on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Green Bonds segment. Recently, Nedbank listed a Renewable Energy Bond on the bourse and...Read More
SAPVIA WELCOMES LICENCING OF SSEG PROJECTS
ENERGY Minister Jeff Radebe’s instruction to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to commence with the licencing of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) projects will facilita...Read More
100% BLACK OWNED KURUMAN BUSINESS GETS SOLAR FUNDING TO HELP STIMULATE JOB CREATION
REISA has announced grant funding for a local civil construction enterprise, Aceburg Trading, in Kuruman. The grant will fund machinery and equipment for a new steel fabrication and manufacturing busi...Read More
Policy and regulatory malaise undermining efforts to address power deficit
Lingering policy uncertainty and regulatory delays are continuing to impede the development of hundreds of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) projects, which are seen at the quickest and cheapest ...Read More
SUN RISES ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY CRISIS
South Africa’s national power utility Eskom grapple to meet South Africa’s energy demand has sped up the need to explore alternative energy sources. However, making sure that the lights stay on is jus...Read More
Media Statement from Davin Chown on the IPP Renegotiations
SAPVIA Chairperson Davin Chown provides a media statement on the recently proposed IPP renegotiations. To stimulate and grow the SA economy, these five elements are critical: predictability, consisten...Read More
Legal report on the Municipal Legal framework applicable for small scale embedded
Legal Report provides context into the type of conditions or procedures relating to the connection and operation of SSEG systems to provide municipalities with reasonable legal security that these sys...Read More
Gordhan’s IPP renegotiation proposal triggers ‘breach of contract’ warnings
Engineering News ONLINE 15 February 2019 A report indicating that the South African government may seek to renegotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) concluded with independent power producers (IPPs...Read More
SAPVIA: Statement on the recent announcemt by Minister Pravin Gordhan on government decision to “renegotiate” old renewable energy IPP Contracts
Polity 15 February 2019 To stimulate and grow the SA economy, these five elements are critical: predictability, consistency, lower risk and policy certainty. A simple and blanket tariff renegotiation ...Read More
ANC drops Zuma’s nuclear plans – and embraces renewable energy instead
The ANC’s election manifesto for 2019 has gone big on renewable energy – with zero mention of the country’s previous nuclear plans. Nuclear energy emerged as a major topic over the last few years of t...Read More
SAREC STATEMENT ON THE ROLE OF RENEWABLES IN REGENERATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY AND THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
As 2018 draws to a close, the South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) wishes to reaffirm its commitment to building the renewable energy sector in South Africa and that its member associations ...Read More