Inga 3: Too Costly and Risky for South Africa

Why solar and wind generation will better serve South Africa’s energy expansion planning 1. Introduction and Background This note summarizes a scenario-forecasting exercise for South Africa. It is extracted from a detailed technical investigation of the potential for solar and wind generation as an alternative to the proposed Inga 3 hydropower project. Inga 3 is [...]

By |2019-07-30T12:20:24+02:00July 30th, 2019|

OWNERSHIP IN THE REIPPP PROGRAMME

The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement programme - otherwise known as the REI4P - is a programme developed to encourage private investment to help develop the renewable energy sector within South Africa.  After 4 bidding rounds and over R200 billion invested in the programme (which has added 6 323MW of renewable power to South Africa’s grid [...]

By |2019-05-06T18:35:04+02:00May 6th, 2019|
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