The Role of Concentrating Solar Power in the Evolving Energy Market in the
Western United States – Sacramento, California
18 -19 February 2020
Pancho Ndebele, Founder & CEO, Emvelo Group
Status of current CSP
projects and technology
across the World
- South Africa -
Contents
Emvelo Introduction 1
South Africa in an African Context2
South Africa’s Electricity Supply Market3
South Africa’s Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Program 4
South Africa’s CSP Power Plants5
Ilanga CSP1 Performance Snapshot6
The future for CSP in South Africa & the region7
Conclusion7
1.0: Emvelo Introduction
1.1: Emvelo Group - Introduction
❖ Emvelo is a 100% African owned green economy
company with interest in renewable energy and green
infrastructure projects.
❖ Purpose - Unlocking Africa’s green economy to deliver
sustainable socio-economic returns for present and
future generations.
❖ In 2009, Emvelo conceived and led the development of
its flagship 100MW (Ilanga CSP1), achieved
Commercial Operation Date (COD) in November 2018.
❖ Emvelo has developed a pipeline of close to 2GW of
utility scale solar projects that are “shovel ready”.
These are located at Upington Ilanga Solar Park
(“Upilanga”), Northern Cape, South Africa.
❖ Ilanga CSP1 is located at Upilanga Solar Park.
1.1: Emvelo Group - Introduction
2.0: South Africa (SA) in a Broader African Context
2.1: SA location & Solar Resources - African Context
Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
2.2: African Context – Solar Resources & Grid Network
❖ Potential future Continental Electricity Market via the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA)
3.0: South Africa (SA) Electricity Supply – Eskom State Owned Enterprise (SOE)
3.1: South Africa’s Electricity Supply – Eskom SOE
Source ; Eskom Integrated Report 2018
3.2: Eskom – Generation, Grid Network & Regional Market
Source ; Eskom Integrated Report 2018
3.3: Eskom – South Africa’s Load Profile
Source ; Eskom Integrated Report 2018
3.3: Eskom – South Africa’s PV Profile
Source ; Eskom Integrated Report 2018
4.0: South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program - (REIPPPP)
4.1 South Africa REIPPPP
✓ 6326 MW Procured to Date
✓ Potential Bid Window (BW) 5
BW1 BW2 BW3 BW3.5 BW4 Expedited
· 28 Preferred
Bidders
· 1425MW
allocated
· 150MW CSP
· 19 Preferred
Bidders
· 1040MW
allocated
· 50MW CSP
· 17 Preferred
Bidders
· 1456MW
allocated
· 200MW CSP
· 2 Preferred
Bidders
· 200MW
allocated
· 200MW CSP
· 26 Preferred
Bidders
· 2205MW
allocated
· 0 CSP
· Bid Nov '15
· 1800MW
available
· 450MW CSP
5.0: South Africa’s CSP Power Plants
5.1: SA’s CSP Power Plants – Northern Cape Province
✓ 600 MW CSP out of 6326 MW of Renewables Procured to Date
5.2: SA’s CSP Plants – Mode of Operation & Tariff Structure
✓ TOD = Time Of Day
5.3: 50MW Bokpoort CSP (9 hrs TES) – Single Tariff
Source ; ACWA Power Bokpoort CSP
6.0: South Africa’s CSP Power Plants – Ilanga CSP1
2.2: National & Provincial Policies
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2.2: National & Provincial Policies
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2.2: National & Provincial Policies
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2.2: National & Provincial Policies
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2.2: National & Provincial Policies
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7.0: The future of CSP in South Africa and the Region
7.1: CSP Future in South Africa and the Region – SA Potential
547.6 GW of CSP
Potential Identified
7.2: CSP Future in South Africa and the Region - Regional
Source ; Power Africa / World Economic Forum (WEF)
7.3: CSP Future in South Africa and the Region - Localisation
❖ Southern Africa Solar Thermal Electricity Industrialisation
Initiative (SASTEii) – creating a framework for the
deployment of CSP Power Stations, the manufacture
and industrialisation of CSP components in Southern
Africa and to explore the ”airbus model”, where SADC
countries can manufacture different CSP components
for Solar Thermal Power Stations - Creating a link with
the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
7.4: CSP Future in SA and the Region – Hybrid PV/CSP
Source ; Upilanga Solar Park - Emvelo & Fieldstone Capital
8.0: Conclusion
8.1: Conclusion
❖ As the world transitions to a low carbon future and the goal of attaining “Net Zero”
by 2050
1. CSP with TES has a role to play in the future global energy mix aimed at addressing
the climate change crisis that is upon us.
2. CSP with TES, provides dispatchable and flexible electricity that complements
variable (non-dispatchable) electricity generation allowing higher penetration of low -
cost electricity from wind farms and PV plants.
3. Macro-economic benefits of CSP with TES include, local industrialisation of the
technology, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, local economic development and
sustainable green jobs.
4. The Western US as the pioneer of the commercialization of CSP which gave birth to
the current global CSP market, can reclaim centre stage in the deployment of CSP
as the world transitions to a low carbon future. Leadership is the Answer!
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Pancho Ndebele : [email protected] : +27 74 349 4336 : +27 10 593 0440
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18