Deputy President David Mabuza says government is looking at repurposing up to 7 of Eskom’s power plants, to ensure a more reliable electricity supply to the national grid.
Mabuza was answering questions in Parliament yesterday and said the bouts of loadshedding the country experiences have had a severe negative impact on the economy.
Mabuza says there is also currently a greater drive to incorporate renewable-energy sources into South Africa’s energy mix.
Watch Mabuza’s full address here.
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Deputy President @DDMabuza responds to Oral Questions in the National Assembly
https://t.co/mboZ5bqrme— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 31, 2022
The SA Wind Energy Association has urged the Government to accelerate measures to increase the production of power from renewable energy sources.
With the country last week experiencing several bouts of loadshedding, the organization says ramping up the supply of electricity through renewable sources will see more power gradually become available to the national grid.
CEO of the SA Wind Energy Association, Niveshen Govender says land should be made available where wind farms can be erected.
Govender says loadshedding continues to severely impact businesses.
Read more here.
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Power generation from renewables needs to be accelerated, says Sawea https://t.co/f6RAgc7EOa via @Biz_Energy_
— Bizcommunity.com (@Bizcommunity) March 10, 2022
Last year, Eskom announced its intention to auction land in Mpumalanga to private investors for renewable energy development. This would cut a lot of red tape & get much-needed power onto the grid relatively quickly.https://t.co/zGGQMjy3fa
— energydesk.africa (@energydesk_sa) March 10, 2022
The South African Wind Energy Association says the introduction of more renewables into the country’s energy mix will help decrease South Africa’s carbon emissions.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, during his 2022 SONA last week, said several new generation projects will be coming online over the next few years.
This includes about 500MW to be generated through window 4 of the renewable energy programme.
SAWEA Chairperson Mercia Grimbeek says several of these projects are at an advanced stage.
Grimbeek says renewable energy sources hold an array of benefits.
Get the latest updates from the South African Wind Energy Association here.
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#SONA2022 | "Since I established the #PresidentialClimateCommission a little more than a year ago, it has done much work to support a just transition to a sustainable, inclusive, resilient and low-carbon economy." – President @CyrilRamaphosa pic.twitter.com/AX2YUp9W0e
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) February 10, 2022
