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Mainstream Inks Deal to Develop RE Plants in South Africa
player Mainstream Renewable Power has authorized a lease arrangement with South Africa's national electrical energy firm-- Eskom-- for a 1,650-hectare site where it
Oct 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, National Grid, Battery Storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, wind, Mainstream, REIPPPP, aker offshore wind, Hein Reyneke, Lease Agreement, Majuba, Mpumalanga Province, Tutuka
ACWA Power Achieves Financial Close on 100 MW CSP Plant in South Africa
investment, the Redstone project is the largest renewable energy investment in South Africa to date. The project has actually protected financing from top worldwide and
May 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, Paddy Padmanathan, International, csp, solar projects, ACWA CSP
South Africa increases licensing exception threshold for ingrained generation
South African Photovoltaic Market Organization (SAPVIA) said the announcement will certainly be viewed as a "watershed moment" for sector in the nation, with the
Jun 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Africa, South Africa, embedded generation, sapvia, commercial and industrial
Sungrow Launches New C&I Inverter Solution For South Africa
As South Africa battles power shortages and also the businesses endure, worldwide energy solutions supplier Sungrow has introduced its new-generation commercial
Mar 24, 2023 // Inverters, Sungrow, Africa, South Africa, Experience Power Freedom, Phyllis Yang, SG125CX-P2, South Africa energy solutions
South Africa unveils solar FiT and licensing exemptions in feedback to energy crisis
of electricity. In an address to the nation the other day (25 July), South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa introduced the actions his government will take to
Jul 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, eskom, South Africa, rooftop solar, embedded generation, REIPPPP, feed in tarrifs, grid constraints
South Africa proposes voluntary reduction of tariffs awarded in first three REIPPPP rounds
South African government has offered renewable power project owners the option of voluntarily reducing the payments they receive per kilowatt-hour of electricity
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Africa, eskom, Gwede Mantashe, Pravin Gordhan, Chris Ahlfeldt
Scatec Solar Commissions 2nd Unit in 258 MW Solar Complex in South Africa
MW system, the secondly of 3, of the 258 MW solar energy facility in Upington, South Africa. The 86 MW center, called Dyason's Klip 1, is anticipated to create 217 GWh of
Feb 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Africa, South Africa, International
IPP Globeleq Signs PPAs for 450 MW Solar Power in South Africa
that it has actually gotten to lawful close on 6 solar power projects under South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
Dec 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, dmre, solar energy projects, Globeleq, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, REIPPPP, Ikamva Consortium, Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
South Africa Secures 975 MW of Solar Energy PPAs in fifth Tender
for 13 renewable energy projects under the fifth round of the project. South Africa appears to be obtaining rate on renewables. The nation has authorized power
Dec 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Power Purchase Agreements, PPA, tender, Africa, South Africa, REIPPPP, Conditions Precedent
Ford's Silverton Factory In South Africa Is Getting A Massive 13.5 MW Of Solar PV
power by 2024 by adding biomass, biogas, and bio syngas to the generation mix. South Africa has actually been experiencing regular power outages as the energy business
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Ford Motor Company, solar system
South Africa plans to allocate at least 6 GW of large scale solar by 2030
South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE) has released a new ten-year energy strategy: the Integrated Resource Plan.   The government has made clear solar, wind and gas projects will supply most of the nation’s future generation capacity although contracted coal power plants will be developed and a further 1.5 GW of new coal generation capacity is expected by 2030.   The DoE envisages 114 MW of already-awarded solar capacity will come online next year with a further 300 MW of projects with signed power purchase agreements due to be added in 2021. Another 400 MW of contracted solar capacity is expected to be commissioned in 2022 and the DoE expects another gigawatt of newly-procured capacity in three years’ time.   The department is planning to allocate a gigawatt of solar per year in 2023, 2025 and 2028-30, with no new solar anticipated in 2024, 2026 or 2027. If those expectations are realized, South Africa would have 8.28 GW of utility-scale solar capacity in 2030, with PV supplying just 10.5% of its power mix.   Wind power capacity is expected to grow from around 1.98 GW today to 17.7 GW by the end of the decade, to make up 22.5% of the energy mix according to the Integrated Resource Plan.   Coal lingers   Coal would still account for around 43% of South Africa’s generation capacity in 2030 under the strategy, with around 33.36 GW of installed plant capacity, of which 750 MW would be procured in 2023 and the same amount in 2027.   “Beyond [the] Medupi and Kusile [thermal power stations], coal will continue to play a significant role in electricity generation in South Africa in the foreseeable future as it is the largest base of the installed generation capacity and it makes up the largest share of energy generated,” stated the strategy document. The Medupi and Kusile plants are struggling with building delays and low reliability due to “design flaws” that are compounding generation capacity shortfalls.   The DoE said around 11 GW of operational coal capacity will be decommissioned over the next decade and a further 24 GW will be shuttered in 2030-50. However, fossil fuel-based gas and diesel generation capacity is forecast to grow from around 3.83 GW to 6.38 GW in 2030, raising their share of the national power mix to 8.1%.   The strategy also provides for around 6 GW of new small scale generation capacity – termed ‘embedded generation’ in South Africa – up to 2030, without offering further specifics. “As we plan for the next decade, this technological uncertainty is expected to continue and this calls for caution as we make assumptions and [commitments] for the future in a rapidly changing environment,” the South African government stated in the document.   Still diversifying   The new plan still places renewables and storage as an opportunity to diversify South Africa’s energy mix rather than as the central pillar of a post-fossil fuel system, as is happening elsewhere around the world.   The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association welcomed the Integrated Resource Plan, which was published on Friday. The association said the publication of solar ambitions provided developers with a measure of certainty, even if the proposed future energy mix does not appear to have been based on least-cost assumptions.   “We will continue to engage the minister of DMRE [the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy] to find mechanisms to smooth out the gaps presented in 2024, 2026 and 2027, where no solar PV is envisaged to be added to the grid,” the trade body said in a press release.   The association said it noted the strategy is a document which can be amended to reflect changing scenarios and called for the government to bring forward more clean energy auction capacity under the planned fifth round of the national Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Program. Small scale solar too, could benefit from the predicted need for more energy sources, added the lobby group, noting the original call for 2 GW of small scale project capacity up to 2030 had been raised to 6 GW in the final strategy document.   “The allocation to embedded generation – based [on] short term capacity and energy gaps – are great portents for the sector’s future,” said the solar body.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Africa
Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs
two solar projects are 126 MWp and also 130 MWp each in size, situated in South Africa's North West Province. Both projects are developed as well as will be operated
Dec 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, PPA, Africa, sola group, South Africa, Shawn Qu, BiHiKu7 modules, CSI Solar co, Dom Wills
South Africa seeks developers for renewables at 19 sites
up power generation capacity is expected to be in operation for two decades. South Africa has actually set a goal of reaching internet zero emissions by 2050. Under its
Mar 27, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa
South Africa launches request for propositions for 1GW of solar PV
attached to the grid "immediately", provided the ongoing energy challenges South Africa is encountering. State utility Eskom has actually been executing power
Mar 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, solar-plus-storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, ACWA Power, Gwede Mantashe, solar wind hybrid, G7 Renewable Energies, power cuts, procurement, Killian Hagemann
Tronox Announces 200 MW Solar Energy Project in South Africa
to provide 200 MW of solar power to mines as well as smelters of Tronox in South Africa. The news comes also as closer home in India, steel major ArcelorMittal has
Mar 23, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, sola group, South Africa, Chris Haw, Melissa Zona, Tronox