The CSIR determined the least cost, unconstrained electricity mix by 2050 as input into the IRP 2016. Result: It is least cost for any new investment in the power sector to be solar PV, wind or flexible power. South Africa can de-carbonise its electricity sector without pain: clean & cheap are no trade-offs anymore.
Reference:
Wright, J.G., Calitz, J.R., Van Heerden, P.R. et al. 2017. Formal comments on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update Assumptions, Base Case and Observations 2016. Submitted to DoE on 31 March 2017
Wright, J. G., Calitz, J. R., Van Heerden, P. R., Bischof-Niemz, S. T., Mushwana, C., & Senatla, M. (2017). Formal comments on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update Assumptions, Base Case and Observations 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9627
Wright, Jarrad G, Joanne R Calitz, Pieter R Van Heerden, Sebastian T Bischof-Niemz, Crescent Mushwana, and Mamahloko Senatla. "Formal comments on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update Assumptions, Base Case and Observations 2016." (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9627
Wright JG, Calitz JR, Van Heerden PR, Bischof-Niemz ST, Mushwana C, Senatla M, Formal comments on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update Assumptions, Base Case and Observations 2016; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9627 .
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