Premier
(a) What progress has the provincial government made with regard to the target set by his predecessor in 2017 to enable the independent generation of 135 MW through solar panel (PV) installation by 2020 and (b) how much has been spent on the project to date?
(a) The Energy Security Game Changer achieved an estimated 167 MW of installed solar PV in the Province by 2020, against a target of 135 MW from business and household installations by 2020.
(b) The budget spent on promoting and enabling solar PV is integrated in various broader green economy and energy projects and it is not possible to separate out specific budget allocations. For example, the work undertaken by the Energy Security Game Changer (ESGC) included work on energy efficiency, gas, utility scale renewable energy, small scale energy generation and grid management systems. The work undertaken by GreenCape under the Green Economy Ecosystems Support contract, Green Economy Clustering contracts and Smartgrids contracts included work on water, waste, electric vehicles, utility scale energy, energy services and green economy finance.
Fin Year | Energy Security Game Changer (ESGC) Budgets (R) | GreenCape (GC) budgets (R) | Notes |
2016/17 | 3 790 000 | 14 025 000 |
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2017/18 | 4 331 000 | 7 450 000 |
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2018/19 | 4 331 000 | 10 212 000 |
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2019/20 | 3 900 000 | 5 186 673 |
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TOTAL | 16 352 000 | 36 873 673 |
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