SA can add 30GW of wind energy in 10 years, but grid challenges will be our undoing – expert

A recent survey shows there are about 30GW of wind energy projects in various stages of development. While South Africa has the skills to support the rollout of this generation capacity, the lack of grid capacity is the biggest hurdle in deploying the renewables, according to an industry expert. Niveshen Govender, CEO of the South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea), expressed optimism that wind generation capacity would increase tenfold from the current 3.4GW installed currently. He was citing the Renewable Energy Grid Survey, which was presented by Eskom officials to both the solar PV and wind energy associations earlier this month.
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Eskom issues tender to implement socioeconomic development plan at Komati

State-owned power utility Eskom has issued a tender seeking a service provider to drive the Komati Power Station socioeconomic development plan to assist with the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Part of the plan includes the management and implementation of mitigation measures for the socioeconomic impacts resulting from the shutdown of the coal-fired generating units at Eskom’s Komati Power Station. The last of the coal-fired units at Komati reached its end of operational life in October 2022 and was shut down.
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