Press Room
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ESKOM DELAYS THREATEN NEW RENEWABLE JOBS
19 December 2016 The South African economy is in jeopardy of losing 15 000 possible jobs associated with 26 Department of Energy-approved renewable energy plants, if Eskom does not follow through with its legal obligations to finalise power purchasing agreements (PPAs) with the private firms who have been earmarked to build and run these plants, according to the SA Renewable Energy Council (SAREC). Since 2011, the DoE’s utility-scale renewable energy initiative - the Renewable Energy Independent Power ...
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SAREC RESPONDS TO NUCLEAR DETERMINATION AND PROCUREMENT PLANS
SAREC is hugely disappointed to hear that the Department of Energy and NERSA have seemingly rushed through a Section 34 determination for the procurement of 9,600 MW of nuclear energy on the basis of the very outdated Integrated Resource Plan published in 2010. “We are further disheartened by Eskom’s Acting CEO’s simultaneous announcement that the utility will release a nuclear Request for Proposals as soon as the determination ...
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SAREC CALLS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ADDRESS CONCERNS
Whilst the South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) has welcomed the 2016 update of the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) they are advocating that the public participation process addresses a number of concerns that the industry has raised. SAREC, the umbrella body that represents the interests of the solar and wind industries, has come out in cautious support of the recently released 2016 update of the IEP and IRP, which for the ...
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SAREC VIEW ON RESIGNATION OF CEO OF ESKOM
The South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) noted and responded to the resignation of Eskom’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brian Molefe, calling on a shift of attitude from the country’s electricity public utility. SAREC has in the main had a constructive working relationship with Eskom around the globally successful Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPP) since its inception in 2012. “We have, however, found the increasingly irrational and inaccurate criticisms leveled at renewable energy and the ...
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SAREC responds to state capture report and expidition of round 4 projects
The South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) has responded to the disclosures in the Public Protector’s State Capture report, which were released last week. The renewable energy body, which acts as an umbrella body to the various renewable energy technologies such as the wind, solar photovoltaic and hydro energy, is of the opinion that Eskom’s delay in issuing final budget quotes to preferred bidders in Round 4 and Round 4 extension of the Renewable Energy ...
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INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS TAKE ON ESKOM THROUGH NATIONAL ENERGY REGULATOR
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has lodged an official complaint with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) over Eskom’s failure to comply with ministerial determinations. The complaint relates to Eskom’s public refusal to enter into power purchase agreements with Preferred Bidders arising from government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Produce Procurement Programme. In the event that Eskom is found guilty, SAWEA has requested that NERSA impose the maximum legislated penalty of 10 ...
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GREEN OFFICE WEEK 2016: 18 – 22 APRIL 2016
The office building situated at 53 Dudley Road, Parkwood, houses IMBEWU Sustainability Legal Specialists (Pty) Ltd, Warburton Attorneys and the South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC). A “Sustainability Strategy” was developed for the building due to the environmental focus of each of the entities whose offices are located in the building. The Strategy focuses on the following key areas related to the offices ...
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SAREC congratulates…
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Renewables council to present united voice
By: Pimani Baloyi The newly launched South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) aims to consolidate the voices of the renewable-energy sector and present them to government and other stakeholders, as the country’s renewable-energy sector experiences unprecedented growth, says the council. Sarec comprises the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia), the South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea), the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern ...
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New umbrella body for renewables sector formally launched
By: Terence Creamer The South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) has been formally launched as the umbrella body and “single voice” for all renewable-energy associations in the country. The organisation comprises the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association, the South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea), the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa and the Southern African Solar Thermal and Electricity Association, and has set up offices in Johannesburg. Chairperson Johan van ...