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1/5 Guys, this is insane and a game changer on so many levels. It's sending shockwaves through the South African #renewables industry. @DMRE_ZA just announced only 6 Preferred Bidders, all PV totalling 860MW, all outside Western and Eastern Cape regions. Not a SINGLE wind bid
@DMRE_ZA 2/5 This is against a #REIPPPP BW6 procurement target of 1000MW PV, 3200MW wind and a nationwide stage 6 #Loadshedding backdrop as we speak. You may wonder what the heck happened here??? Let me explain using #Eskom transmission's most recent grid capacity assessment (GCCA)...
3/5 The Apr 22 GCCA states that there are 1820MW left for grabs in the Western Cape+1600MW in the Eastern Cape. The vast majority of SA's wind projects (advanced development) are in these provinces. WC received about 4791MW of wind&solar bids, EC 872MW wind according to our intel
After a couple of years working to capture the local opportunity in the renewable energy value chain with industry, government, labour & civil society, I'm looking to go back into business. Here are a selection of the things I've heard and learned, in case they're useful: 🧵../13 
There are multifaceted challenges & hence it requires a systemic multi-pronged approach. This means looking at one part of the solution you may find it doesn’t directly address your part of the problem. Need to look at solutions holistically to find your concern addressed - 1/13
There are as many different perspectives as there are stakeholders. They share the desire for what is best for South Africa, mapped to what is best for their business or their constituents’ priorities. See above re a systemic approach and below for some of the trade-offs - 2/13
