East London IDZ Main Title: Sub title By: Joe Bloggs 23 March 2010 East London IDZ The Renewable Energy Hub for South Africa: Manufacturing and Generation Opportunities By: Chris Ettmayr March 2011
East London IDZ Main Title: Sub title By: Joe Bloggs
23 March 2010
East London IDZ The Renewable Energy Hub for South Africa: Manufacturing and Generation Opportunities By: Chris Ettmayr
March 2011
Overview
• Renewable Energy Opportunities in the Eastern Cape
• Manufacturing Options
• Renewable Energy Projects in the Province and the ELIDZ
• Renewable Energy – A Vehicle for Job Creation and rural development
• Questions
East London IDZ Main Title: Sub title By: Joe Bloggs
23 March 2010
East London IDZ Renewable Energy Opportunities in the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydro Potential
East London IDZ Main Title: Sub title By: Joe Bloggs
23 March 2010
East London IDZ Manufacturing Options
Component Manufacturing Focus Points
Planned Renewable Energy Projects
Technology Number Projects Turbines Required MW to be Generated
Wind 49 3 592 8 312
Solar PV 5 N/A 170
Biomass 1 2 30
TOTAL 55 N/A 8 512
East London IDZ Main Title: Sub title By: Joe Bloggs
23 March 2010
East London IDZ Renewable Energy Projects in the ELIDZ
Current Renewable Energy Projects in the ELIDZ
Solar Geyser Investment • Already operating and targeting 30 000 domestic solar geysers per annum
• Employs 50 permanent staff
Utility Scale Solar PV Park • A 110MW Solar PV Park in the Berlin area
• The project will employ 350 permanent staff
Solar PV Park within the ELIDZ • A 10MW Solar PV Park within the ELIDZ
• Their pilot solar carport project has already been established and is feeding energy into the grid
• The project will ultimately employ about 8 permanent staff
East London IDZ Main Title: Sub title By: Joe Bloggs
23 March 2010
East London IDZ Renewable Energy – A Vehicle for Job Creation?
Job Creation Potential of Renewables
• There are about 3 million jobs globally
• About half of these are in biofuels, followed by, wind, solar, biomass, hydro and geothermal
• Estimated direct jobs in South Africa could be as high as 145 000
• Skills training adds numerous indirect opportunities which are highly exportable
ELIDZ The Home for Renewable Energy Players
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