Author:Wright, Jarrad G; Calitz, Joanne RDate:Feb 2021According to section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No 4 of 2006 NERSA is required to appropriately apply its regulatory reviews and make decisions prior to the conclusion of the determination process by the Minister of the ...Read more
Author:Mudau, Unarine B; Senatla, M; Mulaba-Bafubiandi, AFDate:Apr 2021South African sugar industry is facing a major decline in sugar demand. The demand is decreased due to global decrease of sugar consumption, and locally coupled by the introduction of the health promotion levy and tax on sugar beverages. As ...Read more
Author:Oloo, Fiona RA; Molefyane, Basetsana; Rampokanyo, Mpeli JDate:Sep 2020This paper presents the modelling of an off-grid micro-grid situated in a remote rural village in Eastern Cape province in South Africa. The modelling looks at the optimization studies for control dispatch strategies for the integration of ...Read more
Author:Pratt, Lawrence E; Ayanna, Manjunath Basappa; Wright, Jarrad G; Fourie, RuanDate:Jul 2021The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, is a national scientific council with headquarters in Pretoria, South Africa. The CSIR Pretoria campus owns and operates 2 MW ...Read more
Author:Wright, Jarrad G; Calitz, Joanne RDate:Jul 2021This presentation summarize the H1-2021 statistics: A difficult first half of 2021 as extensive loadshedding continued but record relative VRE contributions and diesel usage was recorded. By H1-2021 South Africa had 52.6 GW of wholesale/public ...Read more
Author:Pierce, Warrick T; Ferreira, Bianca ADate:Apr 2022Summary of 2021 statistics: Coal still dominates and provides about 80% of electricity generated, record high diesel usage, and renewables (excluding hydro) accounted for 6.7%.Read more