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Implementing community renewables: institutional work in South Africa's renewable energy procurement programme

Author: Wlokas, Holle Linnea Date: 2017 In 2014, for the first time in its history, South Africa fed the national electricity grid with electricity generated through utility-scale renewable energy projects. The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme ... Read more
Local employment through the low-pressure solar water heater roll-out in South Africa

Author: Wlokas, Holle Linnea ; Ellis, Charlotte Date: 2013 In February 2013, the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the post-2015 development agenda failed to identify climate change as a priority issue (United Nations 2013). The defined framing questions for ... Read more c b
Making communities count: Maximising local benefit potential in South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RE IPPPP)

Author: Tait, Louise ; Wlokas, Holle Linnea ; Garside, Ben Date: 2013 In South Africa, independent producers of renewable energy are invited to bid to take part in a large-scale, innovative, government-led scheme which aims to not only increase the share of renewable energy in the national grid, but also to ... Read more
A review of the solar home system concession programme in South Africa

Author: Wlokas, Holle Linnea Date: 2010 Since the introduction of the solar home system (SHS) concession programme in 1999, the involved companies and customers have had to adapt to many changes over the years. Government introduced for example the Free Basic Electricity policy in ... Read more
South Africa’s renewable energy procurement: A new frontier?

Author: Baker, Lucy ; Wlokas, Holle Linnea Date: 02 Apr 2015 Despite a continuing electricity crisis from its coal-fired sources, in recent years South Africa has become one of the leading destinations for renewable energy investment. This is thanks to the launch of its renewable energy independent ... Read more c b n a
What contribution does the installation of solar water heaters make towards the alleviation of energy poverty in South Africa?

Author: Wlokas, Holle Linnea Date: 2011 The South African government has publicized plans to install one million solar water heaters in households throughout South Africa by the year 2014, with the goals of reducing strain on existing electricity resources, mitigating greenhouse ... Read more