Deputy President Deputy David Mabuza said that the proposed 20-year agreements would go a long way in making electricity tariffs cheaper and addressing power constraints.
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Karpowership
Members of some small fishing communities along SA coast say they are fearful of the impact of floating powerships on fish stocks.
Last week the environmental assessors for Karpowership SA found that a project to moor five floating power stations at three SA harbours should be given the go-ahead.
The impact reports, which are now being studied by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, argued that the impact on marine ecology would likely be low .
Representatives of some small-scale fishing communities say they are worried about the impact that floating powerships will have on scarce fish stocks along SA s coast.
The RMIPPP is the first step in the government’s plan to procure more than 13 800 megawatts (MW) of new energy over the next decade, as set out in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2019) that was updated in October 2019.
Although we view the RMIPPP as positive in terms of the urgency needed to address the ongoing energy supply deficit, we are less positive about the extent of the gas-burning technology that will be used to generate this new energy, given its associated high level of CO2 emissions, which may detract from South Africa’s clean energy goals.
Two thirds of the energy procured will be from offshore “Powerships” which may not support the gross fixed-capital formation that our country desperately needs. The Powerships have also been granted exemptions from local content provisions during their project development phase, a key metric that bidders were required to comply with under the RMIPPP.
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