Friday, October 30, 2009

Phase 2 of REFIT Decision Announced

NERSA announced its decision on the way forward with REFITS today:

TARIFFS
R0,96/kWh BIOGAS
R1,18/kWh SOLID BIOMASS
R2,31/kWh CSP [Concentrated Solar Power] Tower (storage capacity: 6 hours per day)
R3,14/kWh CSP trough without storage
R3,94/kWh Large scale grid connected solar PV systems [Generating capacity of more than 1MW]

[OTHER TARIFFS ALREADY ANNOUNCED UNDER REFIT PHASE 1: Wind power at R1,25/kWh; Small Hydro at R0,94/kWh; and Landfill gas at R0,90/kWh]

Small scale grid connected PV systems were not included despite the public's support shown for it.

The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and REFIT guidelines are yet to be finalised.

Read more here, on Engineering News.
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