The study analysed a range of cost-optimal energy system pathways for South Africa for the period 2020-2050, with CO2 emission reductions greater than that achieved by the current 2019 Integrated Resource plan (IRP). Thus, the speed of reducing power sector CO2 emissions in the power sector was explored from a systems perspective to assess the effects on the energy mix and associated technologies, resulting CO2 emissions, other emissions (PM, SOx, NOx) and total system costs for a range of increasingly ambitious CO2 scenarios. The analysis showed that with increasing CO2 ambition, system costs increase but not as much as initially expected – clearing a path for power sector decarbonization with minimal tradeoffs and substantial power sector benefits.
Reference:
Wright, J.G. and Calitz, J.R. 2020. Systems analysis to support increasingly ambitious CO2 emissions scenarios in the South African electricity system. Technical report prepared for Meridian Economics.
Wright, J. G., & Calitz, J. R. (2020). Systems analysis to support increasingly ambitious CO2 emissions scenarios in the South African electricity system (Worklist;tbc). CSIR. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11483
Wright, Jarrad G, and Joanne R Calitz Systems analysis to support increasingly ambitious CO2 emissions scenarios in the South African electricity system. Worklist;tbc. CSIR, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11483
Wright JG, Calitz JR. Systems analysis to support increasingly ambitious CO2 emissions scenarios in the South African electricity system. 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11483
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