SAPVIA calls for incentives for SSEG market

Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has made a presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy in which it called for solar investment incentives that offer tax benefits and grants for installations, specifically targeting middle-income households. “We believe a national small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) framework will help standardise system registration and compliance across municipalities,” said SAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu.
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IBM, Sustainable Energy for All launch new energy, urban development solutions

Technology company IBM and international organisation Sustainable Energy for All have announced new, publicly available AI-powered solutions to enable decision-makers and policymakers to map urbanisation and identify energy and infrastructure needs for communities in developing regions. The announcement took place at the twenty-ninth UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, which is being held this week in Azerbaijan.
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Ramokgopa to recommend lifting PBMR from care and maintenance

The Department of Electricity and Energy is preparing a report to Cabinet to recommend the approval of lifting the pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) from care and maintenance to allow South Africa to revive the development of its PBMR capability. “Nuclear is the future and is alive in South Africa. It will play a significant role in the industrialisation and localisation of massive infrastructure development to stimulate economic growth and create high-technology jobs,” Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said.
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Public hearings on Eskom’s MYPD6, retail tariff plan to kick off

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the much-anticipated hearings into Eskom’s latest revenue application next week, the hearing date that has been set for Eskom’s retail tariff plan application; and and the likely outcomes of these the MYPD6 and retail tariff plan hearings.
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