SOUTH AFRICA I MINING
“People want to see real-life examples of how they can work PV into their operations and evidence that it works and reduces costs. The market will evolve based on reference,” says Dierckxsens from 3E.
Finally, hybrid PV diesel solutions which according to Dierckxsens at 3E are “increasingly the way to go rather than 100% renewable options” still need to be refined. CRONIMET, for example, warns that synchronising the operation of the two energy sources can be a complex process.
Dierckxsens predicts that the uptake of PV solutions in South Africa will be steady rather than spectacular: “I don’t think business will be booming, but it will be healthy and we can expect growth. It is definitely something to watch over the next five or so years.”
Armstrong from CRONIMET is even more optimistic that PV is the future. “First movers will increase their margins,” he says. “They will also force the laggards to adopt energy cost cutting methods. If not the latter risk being taken over, missing their targets or even going out of business.”
PV project Development Africa will be addressing the issues addressed in this article at this years event in September organised by PV Insider.
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Key facts and figures for the South African market
£ $500,000 is the value CRONIMET says it has saved since setting up a 1MW PV facility at its Thaba Mine in Bushveld, South Africa, in 2012
£ 84 million litres of fuel is the amount of fuel savings a 10MW solar-diesel facility could achieve in 25 years in South Africa
£ 25 percent is he rate at which electricity prices in South Africa have risen over the last six years
£ 8 percent is the rate at which South Africa’s electricity supplier Eskom is allowed to raise prices by every year for the next five years
£ 20 to 25 years worth is the amount of day time electricity a PV facility effectively provides up front
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