Long-term electricity sector expansion planning: A unique opportunity for a least cost energy transition in South Africa

JG Wright, T Bischof-Niemz, JR Calitz… - Renewable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
cost as well as decarbonised electricity mix for South Africa. A significant finding is that South
Africa … and water intense electricity system at least-cost. The approach applies a generation …

… in 2014: Actual diesel-and coal-fuel savings and avoided “unserved energy” from the first approximately 1.6 GW of wind and PV projects in a constrained South African …

T Bischof-Niemz - 2015 - researchspace.csir.co.za
… This study addressed the questions how much fuel costs the first 1 600 MW of … unserved
energy” they have avoided that would have been necessary without them Sources: CSIR Energy

Renewable energy solution for electricity access in rural South Africa

OM Longe, L Myeni, K Ouahada - 2019 IEEE International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… demand of unserved rural communities, … cost-saving and can be faster to deploy to meet
the energy need of Jozini local municipality because the cost of grid extension in South Africa is …

System Cost of Energy Generation Scenarios for South Africa: Understanding the real cost of integrating energy generation technologies

MD Sklar-Chik - 2017 - scholar.sun.ac.za
… system costs of integrating utility scale renewable energy generation technologies into the
… the unserved energy was negligible compared to the total generation costs. The renewable …

[PDF][PDF] ASSESSMENT OF COST OF UNSERVED ENERGY FOR SRI LANKA

DP Colambage - 2018 - researchgate.net
… to actual figures for the Cost of Unserved Energy is very important. The main … Cost of Unserved
Energy. Further it is expected to analyze the variation patterns of Cost of Unserved Energy

An economic model for the cost of electricity service interruption in South Africa

UJ Minnaar, W Visser, J Crafford - Utilities Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Cost of unserved energy provides an economic measure of the cost of electricity … to estimate
the value of electricity reliability in South Africa by Eskom to meet regulatory requirements. …

Financial viability of electricity sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa: quasi-fiscal deficits and hidden costs

CP Trimble, M Kojima, I Perez Arroyo… - World Bank Policy …, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
… average represent a larger hidden cost and are less politically … Underpricing remains an
issue to address over the medium … The term hidden cost is used in other contexts for the energy

[HTML][HTML] A review of business models for access to affordable and clean energy in Africa: Do they deliver social, economic, and environmental value?

V Mukoro, M Sharmina, A Gallego-Schmid - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
… , and modern energy by 2030 and increase renewable energyAfrica is still low, with about
54% of the population unserved [… Overall project costs for on-grid renewable energy also vary …

[HTML][HTML] A practical approach for increased electrification, lower emissions and lower energy costs in Africa

S Olówósejéjé, P Leahy, AP Morrison - Sustainable Futures, 2020 - Elsevier
… supply access to underserved and unserved communities. With this focus … Africa, highlighting
the prescriptions for deploying energyenergy solutions for electrifying SSA's unserved and …

Unlocking Energy Stability: An Approach to Managing Load Shedding in eThekwini Municipality by Leveraging the Potential of Battery Energy Storage Systems

L Moodliar, IE Davidson - … Conference on Renewable Energy …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… the costs associated with the storage and discharge of electricity through large-scale BESS
in comparison to the Cost of Unserved Energy (COUE) in South Africa … with unserved energy. …