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Building the enabling framework
for sustainable energy in the
province
Leila Mahomed
Sustainable Energy Africa
June 2005
Outline
• Necessary Shifts
• Recommended Building
Blocks
• Possible Programmes,
Projects, Actions,
Targets
Shifting paradigms
• Recognising the impact of
our own actions
• our 4-planet lifestyle & the need
to provide access to modern
energy services to millions
more
• Recognising the importance
of “level of energy service”
not the “amount of energy” to
development
• The right kind of
development not “no” or
“limitless” development
Shifting to The
a path
sustainable
energy
to sustainability
path- the basics
2003
 Inefficient use of
energy
 Dependence on
petroleum products
 High CO2 emissions
 Poor air quality
 Fires, paraffin
poisoning,
respiratory illnesses
among households
2050
100%
Increasing use of renew able energy
80%
Renewables
Wood
60%
Introduce interim 'cleaner' fuels (e.g.
natural gas)
40%
20%
Nuclear
Natural gas
Fossil fuels
Reducing dependency on fossil fuels
0%
YEAR 2003
2020
2050
 Efficient use of
energy
 Reduced
dependence on
fossil fuels
 Low CO2 emissions
 Clear air
 Safe and affordable
energy for all
 ‘Clean & Green’
international profile
 Economic efficiency
Shifting the Provincial
Energy Future
Transition
Strategy
How are we going
to get there?
Where we are now in 2005?
OUR UNIQUE ADVANTAGE
WHY?
• No coherent programme but
sound potential
Significant potential to
address these problems
• Cape Town CES – leadership
initiative – capitalise on
Creative, energised
leadership
• Ad-hoc projects and
processes – limited impact
• Fragmented decisions
around energy & other
delivery programmes
• Energy vulnerability and
energy poverty
• Transport pollution –
significant potential for
innovative programmes
• Marginal experimental wind
farm (Eskom) but exceptional
resource potential
High value investment and
development potential CCGT, wind, solar, biomass
Highly experienced energy
sector leadership & delivery
capability
Market & investor readiness
– investors, banks,
operators, consumers
Where do we want
to be by 2020?
Energy
Leadership,
security, delivery
RE: 25% by 2020
• Operational, co-ordinated, coherent energy
programme
• Energy security enhanced – measurable
contribution to economic development & job
creation
• Clean Transport initiative operational – cleaner
fuels, increased, improved public transport,
reduction in private car use, reduction in brown
haze & pollution
• 3-5 key DSM projects in place (solar water heating
projects; housing delivery integrated with energy
conservation; industrial energy efficiency
programme; residential conservation)
• 15-25% of energy from renewables (biomass,
wind, solar, wave)
• IPP’s at forefront of energy development
• Energy Leadership
Building Blocks
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Organising government – dealing with
institutional barriers
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Building capacity & skills and information
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Levelling the playing fields for RE & EE dealing with financial and regulatory barriers
Building Blocks
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Organising government – dealing with institutional
barriers
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Ensuring an effective institutional structure for integrated
energy management in the province, based on a clearly
articulated allocation of responsibilities between and
amongst national, provincial and local government
departments
Taking a leadership role/ Political responsibility
Setting an energy vision & goals & targets
Assigning energy to a department and ensuring energy
part of job description
Ensuring inter-ministry or inter-dept responsibility/
Ensuring co-ordination & co-operation
Giving budget & staff to the energy programme
Alt: Independent high level energy agency
Projects in pipeline – in need of
guidance or support and coordination
Renewables – through DME / DBSA / SAWEP
Housing
• Beaufort W – 5MW wind farm (feasibility done)
• Kuyasa – SWH
• St Helena – wind, wave, biogas (planning stage)
• N2 Gateway – SWH, passive solar
design, CDM project
• S. Cape – 30MW wind, wave, biogas (planning stage)
• Wave Power – international investor – power plants &
manufacturing facility
• Cape Timber Resources – biomass generation
Natural Gas
• Atlantis – 1000 MW OCGT:
Tender process under way –
DME – 78 bidders
• Saldanha – 400 MW CCGT –
private consortium
• Large scale SWH roll-out – Ubushushu
Bendalo, industry
• LPG pilot project – Safety Gas (Pty)ltd
Demand Side Management / EE
DEADP
facilitation,
policy, strategy,
fiscal incentives
• George, Beaufort W, Mossel Bay,
Saldanha – ripple control, geysers
through Eskoms DSM programme
under way
• City of Cape Town – DSM – B&B’s,
hotels
Transport- cleaner fuels
Conventional Generation
• Hydrogen – vehicles fitting –
W.Cape pilot by 2007
• PBMR – 2015?????
• LPG – pilot under way with Taxis,
municipal fleets – Kulani Africa Gas
• Athlone refurbishment – CCT?
Building Blocks
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Building capacity & skills and information dealing with information barriers
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Providing communication, awareness raising and
training / skills development initiatives within all
spheres of community (domestic, commercial and
industrial) and government
Improving the availability of background
information and data for policy-makers
R&D based on local realities
Participation of stakeholders in decision making
Use demonstration to teach but roll out successes
soon
Building Blocks
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Levelling the playing fields for RE & EE - dealing
with financial and regulatory barriers
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Developing and implementing an appropriate a transparent
regulatory and policy framework
Accelerating the development and mkt penetration of sust
energy tech
Temporary financial support for sustainable energy tech
Access to private capital / innovative credit and purchase
agreements eg microfinancing or ESCO’s
Supporting ESCOs (through Red Door?)
Developing effective partnerships with other public and
private sector bodies
Incorporating social & environmental costs of energy
technology
Leading by example
Actions/Targets – organising
govt
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Take a strong and well communicated policy stance on energy
generation, for example by adopting a clear provincial position on
such issues as nuclear, clean energy technologies, carbon
mitigation, and the management of climate change impacts.
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Set clear, measurable targets for energy efficiency and greater use
of renewable energy sources,
• 15-25% of energy from renewables (biomass, wind, solar, wave)
by 2020.
• 3-5 key DSM projects in place (solar water heating projects;
housing delivery integrated with energy conservation; industrial
energy efficiency programme; residential conservation)
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Ensuring effective integration of energy requirements within local
development planning processes including Provincial Spatial
Development Framework & iKapa Elihlumayo,
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Develop a clear energy programme of implementation
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Promoting cleaner transport initiatives such as conversion of state
vehicle fleets to cleaner fuels, or fast tracking the implementation
of non-motorised transport programmes and modal shift from
private to public transport
Actions – Organising govt
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Deal with transport sector - economically inefficient and environmentally unsound
because of the predominance of private transport and the lack of adequate public
transport facilities. Huge environmental, economic and welfare gains can be made is requires a significant capital investment and planning. This is seen as the area
with the most significant potential impact in terms of a move to a sustainable energy
profile.
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Unelectrified, informal housing dependent on unsafe and unhealthy fuels - fires
that sweep through informal settlements, and paraffin poisoning amongst children supporting roll-out programmes that make immediate short-term impact. Related to
this is the need for a more co-ordinated housing policy which makes provision for
energy issues, and integrates these into the sustainable housing focus of the
Department of Housing should be actively addressed in the short term.
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Identifying & implement appropriate regulatory and fiscal measures in order to
encourage investment into the province and ensure energy security and supply
based on cleaner fuels eg feed-in tarriffs
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Identify and remove any existing perverse subsidies that may exist at the local or
provincial level.
Actions – organising govt
Department of
Minerals & Energy
Advisory &
reference
support
from
•Key local,
regional,
national,
international
people
• Advise on
content
issues of the
energy
strategy
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Environment
A&D Planning
Housing &
Local
government
Transport
Steering
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Committee Public
Works
Economic
A&T
Health
Stakeholder Groups
• Eskom
• EDI Holdings
• Business
• Labour
• International groups &
partners
• NGO’s & civil society
Municipalities – Eden,
Beaufort W, Saldanha,
Cape Town
Energy Steering Committee
Actions – Info & Skills
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Promoting more effective dissemination and sharing of
information between and within Provincial and local authorities
on energy efficiency success stories, best-practice case studies
and typical industry sector specific resource consumption
“baselines” combined with training on how to emulate and even
exceed existing project successes.
Providing technical training to build capacity within local
authorities on the techniques and practical opportunities for
energy efficiency in the housing, property development and the
commercial and industrial sectors.
Establishing new, well constructed energy efficiency pilot
programmes and extending existing projects to other
sectors/location areas, with the goal that they ultimately all
become commercially viable in the shortest possible time without
the need for any future financial support from government.
Encouraging Ministerial lead projects for specific energy
efficiency and generation technologies and options aimed at
highlighting the potential for win-win environmental, social and
economic benefits.
Increasing awareness amongst households, property
developers, commercial building managers on the benefits and
opportunities for energy efficiency, solar based generation, green
electricity purchases and solar water heating, particularly in more
affluent communities with higher energy consumption, building on
the work that has been initiated by the Cities Network.
Facilitating and supporting research and development into
energy supply issues will be crucial to ensuring long term energy
efficiency and supply security
•Place Energy
Advisors in each
dept
Actions – levelling the field
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Implementing measures aimed
at improving lighting and
water-heating efficiency in all
domestic sectors;
- implementation of mandatory
commercial building standards,
-greater use of communication
and information tools,
- and the introduction of a SWH
projects in a key towns across
the Province
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Natural gas and cleaner
technologies - encourage fuel
switching (should reserves
prove adequate)
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General industrial energy
efficiency by supporting Energy
Services Companies and
creating an environment that
will facilitate project success in
key areas
Actions
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Diversify the energy mix through innovative
partnerships and projects with a range of
players and diverse energy technologies.
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Building on existing cleaner production and
waste minimisation initiatives that are being
undertaken throughout the province to the
establishment of waste minimisation clubs).
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Identifying and stimulating opportunities aimed
at promoting the supply of green electricity;
for example through the implementation of
voluntary targets for distributors to purchase
green power, or introducing measures aimed
at promoting increased purchase of green
power by individual domestic and commercial
consumers.
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Facilitating the adoption of voluntary
initiatives within the private sector on energy
efficiency, building on the current initiatives
being undertaken by the National Business
Initiative in consultation with various
government departments.