South Africa's renewable energy policy roadmaps

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2010

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Edkins, Max
Marquard, Andrew
Winkler, Harald
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http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/10Edkinesetal-Renewables_roadmaps.pdf

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Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town.

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University of Cape Town

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Energy Research Centre
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Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
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Abstract
South Africa’s renewable energy policy to date has largely been driven by a 10,000 GWh target by 2013 and renewable energy project subsidies offered through the REFSO. In 2009 a REFIT was published, which has resulted in a great interest by IPPs to develop renewable energy projects in South Africa. Nonetheless, under existing renewable energy policy few renewable energy projects for electricity generation have been deployed. SWHs have seen some market growth in 2008 and 2009 largely facilitated by a SWH subsidy and increased energy awareness due to nation-wide electricity blackouts in 2008.
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Sustainable development
Climatic changes
Greenhouse gas mitigation

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Edkins, M; Marquard, A; Winkler, H (2009) South Africa's renewable energy policy roadmaps. Cape Town, Energy Research Centre.

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