Nuclear energy has been significant in South Africa's energy landscape for decades. South Africa's focus on nuclear energy (as a low-carbon and efficient base-load source of energy1) is ever-increasing as the global drive...more
South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") has removed requirements for independent power producers ("IPPs") to hold generation licences to produce electricity in an effort to rapidly add much needed...more
Blocking funding for gas energy projects in Africa may seem like sensible climate policy. But is it?
Although the generally accepted ultimate goal is to replace fossil fuels entirely, there is a strong case for starting by...more
5/31/2022
/ Africa ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Net Zero ,
Renewable Energy ,
South Africa
On 6 April 2022 – Six months after the announcement of preferred bidders for Bid Window 5 – the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") issued the request for proposals ("RFP") for Bid Window 6 of the Renewable...more
Following an announcement by the mayor of the City of Cape Town during the 2022 Solar Power Africa conference, the City of Cape Town has advertised a tender process for the procurement of renewable energy from independent...more
3/1/2022
/ Bid Proposals ,
Bids ,
Clean Energy ,
Deadlines ,
Eligibility ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
South Africa ,
Wind Power
On 10 June 2021, the South African Presidency announced an amendment to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006 (“ERA”), potentially enabling a new era of electricity self-generation to mitigate the effects of...more
South Africa's Integrated Resources Plan 2019 ("IRP") continues to espouse the need to balance supply and demand on a least-cost basis, and gives limited guidance in relation to the "Where from here?"...more
11/1/2019
/ Coal ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Hydropower ,
Integrated Resource Plans ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Photovoltaic ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
South Africa ,
Supply and Demand ,
Wind Power