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
McDaid says future development should be more environmentally-focused.
Follow the full State of the Nation address here.
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— The Green Connection (@TheGreenConnect) February 10, 2022
The amount includes the cost of proceedings for the post-SONA debates and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reply.
Tyawa says the 2020 SONA cost taxpayers around R208,000.
Access the full Parliamentary briefing here.
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The road closures, mostly in the CBD, will affect the normal flow of traffic to and around the City Hall. As such, road users are asked to plan their routes accordingly.
— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) February 8, 2022
To accommodate the State of the Nation Address at the City Hall on Thursday, 10 February 2022, there will be several road closures in the city.
See: https://t.co/rilDz2KfPX for a detailed breakdown of the closures, restrictions, alternative routes and deviations: #CTNews pic.twitter.com/2kw0Ol7tYw
— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) February 8, 2022
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has assured South Africans that the 2022 State of the Nation address will not be affected by loadshedding.
Eskom yesterday afternoon announced the implementation of stage 2 loadshedding saying that although it would be suspended this morning, the power cuts could last later into the week.
De Ruyter says plans are in place to ensure the uninterrupted hosting of the SONA.
He says they will work with the City of Cape Town municipality to ensure that the proceedings are not interrupted.
Follow the latest loadshedding updates here.
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Eskom Group Chief Executive, André de Ruyter and his management team provide an update on the current system challenges https://t.co/yafZWaXxvI
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 7, 2022
