Review of the wind energy activities in South Africa

Abstract

Based on the policy and regulatory documents that various South Africa Government Departments have put in place to support a renewable energy industry a model has been developed that relates the different stakeholders with their respective roles as well as to indicate the collaboration and partnerships between the various stakeholders form country-level to project-level. The South African government has established the necessary and robust framework for the establishment of a wind energy industry in South Africa. The effectiveness of the various policies, regulations and strategies will be visible in the short to medium term when the wind farms that are currently under construction are commissioned.