TIPS - Janet Wilhelm - Results from #1000

There is a need to assess the status of plantation forestry and what can be improved to facilitate the sustainable use of land and water resources in South Africa, and spread the benefit of efficiency gains in the value chain. There is also a need to assess the barriers that can be overcome to achieve the aim of sustainably managed plantation forests and furnish new opportunities for expansions in coverage, especially in historically underdeveloped areas to create new economic opportunities for economically marginalised communities.

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Forestry

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Vacancy: Internship

TIPS is offering an intern position for six months starting in August 2019. This is open to recently or about to graduate Master's students. Closing date for applications is 7 June 2019. For more about the position and how to apply see Intern Position.

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Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Development Dialogue: Electricity beyond the grid

TIPS and the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) hosted a Development Dialogue on Electricy Beyond the Grid on February 22. For more information and copies of the presentations go to Development Dialogue. Presenters: Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Bhavna Deonarain (TIPS); Louise Scholtz (WWF-SA);Tasneem Essop (representing EDI); Julie Wells and Ndivhuho Raphulu (NCPC-SA)Julie Wells

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Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Electricity beyond the national grid (TIPS and GEC)

Development Dialogue: Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and Green Economy Coalition (GEC)

Agenda

9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome
9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings

Regional integration in Southern Africa - A platform for electricity sustainability: Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Bhavna Deonarain (TIPS)

South African municipalities and renewable energy - New roles and opportunities: Louise Scholtz (WWF-SA)

Tea

Energy empowerment - A community-based approach to the ownership and delivery of renewable energy: Tasneem Essop (representing EDI)

From user to prosumer - Energy interventions at the firm level: Julie Wells and Ndivhuho Raphulu (NCPC-SA)

12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion with presenters, facilitated by Minnesh Bipath (SANEDI)

13:00: Lunch

Background

South Africa's electricity sector is in the midst of a multifaceted transformation. Renewable energy technologies are aggressively entering the market at both the utility- and small-scale levels. Private sector players and prosumers are equally reshuffling the cards of electricity generation. The national grid is oscillating between supply problems and overcapacity while South Africa's neighbours are targeting self-reliance. With the ongoing problems experienced by Eskom, the country's vertically-integrated national power utility, would the solutions to South Africa's electricity issues lie elsewhere? Would deeper regional integration represent a sustainable solution to South Africa's woes? Should municipalities rather play a larger role in South Africa's electricity sector? How should users, be it households and firms, position themselves? The Development Dialogue will share research undertaken on some of these issues and consider the linkages between these different levels of interventions as well as their impacts on the national electricity sector.

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Regional integration in Southern Africa: A platform for electricity sustainability

New roles for South African municipalities in renewable energy - A review of business models

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