CSP IN SOUTH AFRICA:AN INFOGRAPHIC TIMELINE

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2010

2012

2011

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2015

2007Single Buyer Office established within Eskom; currently executing the mandate of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) pro-curement programme

Revealing the latest developments of the CSP indus-try in South Africa for 2015, CSP Today has created the following timeline, compiling the most impor-tant events and industry data from the Single Buyer Office to the Kathu and Redstone’s CSP projects.

The timeline has been produced in partnership with the launch of CSP Today South Africa 2015 (14-15 April, Cape Town). The meeting brings together leading developers, EPCs, legislators and utilities to further the deployment of CSP in South Africa.

For more details on CSP Today South Africa 2015 visit: www.csptoday.com/southafrica/time

2010Plans unveiled for the 5,000 MW Northern Cape So-lar Corridor, a multi-billion rand zone for solar-gene-rating plants and manufac-turing facilities. The solar park would stretch between ZF Mgcawu and Pixley ka Seme regions

Mar 2011Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010-2030 announced, rolling out a 20-year national electricity road-map that would be revised by the Department of Energy every two yearsJul 2011

Renewable Energy Bids system replaces Feed-in-Tariff program to promote a competitive tariff scheme by applying a ceiling amount for each technology

Aug 2011Renewable Energy Inde-pendent Power Procure-ment Program launched to help achieve the IRP’s renewable energy capacity target of 3,725 MW, inclu-ding 1,200 MW of CSP

Dec 2011 A consortium formed by Abengoa and the Industrial Develop-ment Corporation is awarded two CSP projects under Window 1: the 50 MW Khi Solar One and the 100 MW Kaxu Solar One

May 2012 A consortium led by ACWA Power International and Solafrica is awarded the 50 MW Bokpoort CSP project under Window 2

Aug 2013Abengoa and IDC complete the construction of the tower in Khi Solar One CSP project

Oct 2013Abengoa is awarded the 100 MW Xina Solar One and Emvelo the 100 MW Ilanga CSP 1 under Window 3

Nov 2013An updated version of the IRP 2010-2030 proposes an increase in CSP capacity allocation from 1,200 MW to 3,300 MW

July 2014A renewable energy capacity of 1,105 MW is made avai-lable under Window 4, but no allocation is made to CSP.

Dec 2014Two projects achieve preferred bidder status under the CSP-specific Window 3.5: the 100 MW Redstone CSP project proposed by SolarReserve and ACWA Power and the 100 MW Kathu CSP project proposed by GDF Suez

2016

2015

what next?

2017

KHI SOLAR ONE, KAXU SOLAR ONE and BOOKPORT expected to enter commercial operation

ABENGOA’S XINA SOLAR ONE expected to come online

ILANGA CSP 1 expected to come online

Industry stakeholders remain optimistic that upcoming windows will include CSP

CSP PROJECT DEVELOPMENTThe market for CSP is growing at an exponential rate with the first installed projects due to come online in 2015.

With a growing electricity generation deficit that needs to be filled with on demand power, CSP is set to be a vital part of the South African energy mix.

South Africa is the world’s most exciting market for CSP.

To date, 600MW of CSP has been awarded un-der the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPPP). This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to hitting the Government target of 1200MW.

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LOCAL CONTENT

STIPULATION FOR CSP WITH STORAGEW A S R A I S E D F R O M 25% IN THE

S E C O N D WINDOW

40% T H I R D W I N D O W

I NT H E

was the tariff cap for CSP project bids under the first two windows of the REIPPPP. Actual tariffs offered were ZAR 2.69/kWh and

ZAR 2.51/kWh respectively.kWh

2.85per

ZAR

is the cost of Acwa Power ’s B o k p o o r t CSP project

USD 565 mi l l ion$

IS THE HEIGHT OF

ABENGOA A N D

IDC’S KHI SOLAR ONECSP TOWER

2 0 5m e t r e s

1,200 m i r r o r e d p a r a b o l i c

trough collectors to be used in KaXu

Solar One

THERMAL E N E R G Y S T O R A G E TO BE INCORPORATED IN ACWA POWER’S BOKPOORT CSP PROJECT

9 HOURS

26,000

SCHOTT PTR ® 70 receivers supplied to

BOKPOORTCSP project

O P E R A T I O N A L CSP PROJECT IS MTN’S CSP COOLING SYSTEM

S O U T H A F R I C A ’ S 1st

kWh/m2/year2,900

Direct normal irradiance in Northern Cape, where the B O K P O O R T , KHI SOLAR ONE, and KAXU SOLAR ONE CSPprojects are being built

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LOCAL CONTENT S T I P U L A T I O N

FOR CSP W I T H O U T S T O R A G E

WAS RAISED

FROM 35% I N T H E

45% IN THE THIRDWINDOW

SECOND WINDOW

As of December 2014, SOUTH AFRICA’S CSP PROJECT P I P E L I N E COMPRISES

200 MW u n d e rconstruction540 MW i ndevelopment600 MW i n

planning

310 ha

THE SIZE O F K A X U S O L A R O N E S O L A R F I E L D

COMPANIES INVOLVED IN SOUTH AFICA´S PROJECTS INCLUDE

A B E N G O AA C C I O N AT S KS E N E RTÉCNICAS REUNIDAS

C O B R A

B R I G H T S O U R C EE N E R G Y

S O L A R R E S E R V E

E M V E L OCROWIE CONCESSIONS

I N V E S T E CLEREKO METIERS O L A F R I C A

I D CE S K O MKUMBA IRON OREA F R I - D E V O

SPAINUNITEDSTATES SOUTH

AFRICA

The key to the ongoing growth of the CSP market in South Africa is simple. All key industry players must come together to discuss ways to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and therefore show policymakers that CSP is the way to go in the country.

The CSP Today South Africa 2015 (14-15 April, Cape Town) forum already has commitment from key industry leaders including Eskom, ACWA Power, GDF Suez, Abengoa, SolarReserve, Investec and many more.

The goal of the event is to tackle key issues

fac ing the industry in South Africa head on. This will be done through a mixture of technical expertise,

international know-how

and national case study

experiences.

You can meet the key players here: www.csptoday.com/southafrica/time

4TH ANNUAL CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMAL POWER CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION