IRP2018
Business and markets
3 reasons for South Africa to reject Grand Inga 3 project
The South African government signed a treaty in 2014, in which it pledged to buy 2,500MW of hydropower per year once the Grand Inga 3 project comes online by 2030.
Finance and Policy
ESI Insights: editor’s wrap-up
South Africa dominates the trending headlines in this week’s news wrap-up, says ESI Africa’s editor, Nicolette Pombo-van Zyl – and it’s not surprising as...
Business and markets
ESI Insights | Weekly highlights
On ESI Insights this week, we take a look at the three top stories trending on ESI Africa.
One of our top stories covers what...
Business and markets
Resourcefulness governing the utility landscape’s identity
Utility customers and sector executives are in agreement: resourcefulness of energy and water resources is an important objective for the global utility landscape’s sustainability.
Originally...
Finance and Policy
IRP 2018 takes wrong turn with least-cost approach, NIASA
Public comment on South Africa’s revised draft integrated resource plan 2018 (IRP 2018) is well underway and the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa...
Finance and Policy
WEBINAR RECORDING | South Africa IRP2018 litmus test
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The South African government’s draft IRP2018 (Integrated Resource Plan), constituting the country’s new electricity roadmap to 2030, has been released for...
Features/Analysis
IRP 2018: 5 things you need to know
The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which outlines the country’s national electricity roadmap that includes a dynamic energy mix to meet demand, has recently seen...
Business and markets
Bumpy ride ahead for draft IRP2018 energy plan
Last week I wrote about South Africa’s energy minister happily announcing that the long-overdue revised Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2018) would be published for comment...
Finance and Policy
IRP Update: post-2030 outlook remains unclear
The recent publication of the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2018 highlights a concrete plan leading up to 2030; however, the post-2030 outlook is still...
Finance and Policy
Wind industry responds to IRP update
SAWEA congratulates the Department of Energy for ensuring that the draft IRP 2018 places emphasis on “least-cost” options to 2030 with the significant new...
