Bischof-Niemz, ST2016-03-042016-03-042015-10Bischof-Niemz, ST. 2015. Financial benefits of solar and wind power in South Africa in 2015. In: The 5th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work, CSIR International Convention Centre, 8-9 October 2015, 19pphttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8442Copyright: 2015 CSIRSouth Africa’s power system is currently under severe constraints with load shedding that occurred during 82 days in the first half of 2015. The Department of Energy is procuring new generation capacity and has already allocated a total of 8.1 GW of renewables (mainly wind & PV) for procurement from independent power producers. The CSIR conducted a study on the financial benefits of the first renewables in South Africa in 2014, and a continuation of this financial benefit study was conducted for the first 6 months of 2015. Wind and solar energy changed the residual load in such a way that cheaper new conventional power stations can be built.enSouth African power systemsLoad sheddingIndependent power producersDepartment of EnergyRenewablesWind energySolar energyThe 5th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work, CSIR International Convention Centre, 8-9 October 2015Conference PresentationBischof-Niemz, S. (2015). Financial benefits of solar and wind power in South Africa in 2015. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8442Bischof-Niemz, ST. "Financial benefits of solar and wind power in South Africa in 2015." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8442Bischof-Niemz S, Financial benefits of solar and wind power in South Africa in 2015; CSIR; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8442 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Bischof-Niemz, ST AB - South Africa’s power system is currently under severe constraints with load shedding that occurred during 82 days in the first half of 2015. The Department of Energy is procuring new generation capacity and has already allocated a total of 8.1 GW of renewables (mainly wind & PV) for procurement from independent power producers. The CSIR conducted a study on the financial benefits of the first renewables in South Africa in 2014, and a continuation of this financial benefit study was conducted for the first 6 months of 2015. Wind and solar energy changed the residual load in such a way that cheaper new conventional power stations can be built. DA - 2015-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - South African power systems KW - Load shedding KW - Independent power producers KW - Department of Energy KW - Renewables KW - Wind energy KW - Solar energy KW - The 5th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work, CSIR International Convention Centre, 8-9 October 2015 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 T1 - Financial benefits of solar and wind power in South Africa in 2015 TI - Financial benefits of solar and wind power in South Africa in 2015 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8442 ER -