Eskom to sign up IPPs, but at what cost?
GCX, Dustin Lawrence, 8 September, 2017 (Ed. note: Apologies for the late posting, but it is a good article and we ARE STILL WAITING for Eskom to sign the PPAs, and with David Nuke Mahlobo now at the...
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Auctions are having dramatic effects on renewable energy prices
IRENA, January, 2018. At least 67 countries had used auctions for renewable energy contracts by mid-2016, up from less than 10 in 2005. This auctions report from the International Renewable Energy...
View Article100% Renewable Energy Worldwide Isn’t Just Possible, It’s More Cost-Effective...
Alternet, 21 December, 2018. New study finds renewable energy can meet global electricity demand by 2050 while reducing total cost. (Ed. Note: The research was co-funded by the German Federal...
View ArticleNew ‘power-to-X’ prospects may arise as renewables costs continue to fall
Engineering News, 15 January, 2018. The outlook for solar and wind electricity costs to 2020 “presages historically low costs for new renewable electricity”, which could create new economic and...
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How to remove the Eskom albatross from around SA’s neck
Business Day, 22 JANUARY 2018 – 07:01 TOBIAS BISCHOF-NIEMZ AND JOHAN VAN DEN BERG Eskom’s current debt is R350bn; it needs to raise an additional R150bn or so over the next three to four years. This is...
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