South Africa
Integrated Resource Plan
Executive
Plan
Passed in 2019
This document sets the government's strategy for its mining and energy sectors. It notably 1) acknowledges the pressure of coal mining on climate change and health, 2) envisions carbon capture and storage as a solution for reducing the sector's externalities, 3) examines a carbon budget approach to enable a low-carbon future, and 4) acknowledges that renewable energy sources are to be considered. The government also commits to a substantial increase in new capacity of wind and solar.
Documents
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Emissions are assumed to peak between 2020 and 2025
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Expect to peak or plateau in emissions by 2025 and then decline.
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A total of 10 PJ of electricity derived from grid-connected cogeneration plant by 2030.
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Average total electricity distribution losses below 8% by 2030, and average non-technical losses below 0.5%.
from the Grantham Research Institute
from the Grantham Research Institute
