![]() ![]() ![]() To address the final objective of improving network reliability and availability South Africa plans to expand their transmission and distribution grids. Improve Network Reliability and Availability The goal of either mechanism would be to keep the emissions from electricity generation between 95 – 193 million tons per annum (MT/a) by 2050. The third strategy being considered is an emissions cap, carbon tax, or carbon budget. The 2013 South Africa Integrated Resource Plan Update (IRP) projected that 800 MW of co-generation, 2.37 GW of combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) and 3.9 GW of open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) would be built by 2030. The second strategy involves increasing their gas generation. The first is incorporating more renewable generation though the IPP energy auctions discussed above. To achieve the objective of decarbonizing their electricity generation South Africa is employing three strategies. As of 2013, 2.47 GW of renewable capacity had been contracted. The independent power producers (IPP) can bid anywhere between 1-75 MW and winners receive their bidden rate for 25 years. Eligible technologies include onshore wind, solar thermal, solar PV, biomass, biogas, landfill gas, and small hydro. To achieve the objective of increasing renewable generation, South Africa began hosting renewable energy auctions in 2010. Increasing Penetration of Renewable Generation South Africa has Smart Grid efforts are focused around three objectives: increasing the penetration of renewable generation, decarbonizing their electricity generation and improving network reliability and availability.ġ. īelow is an overview of major Smart Grid legislation and projects in select countries. Therefore, every country approaches achieving a Smart Grid a little different. Each country has their own unique definition of a Smart Grid based on their own policies and objectives. Since then, many countries have been pursuing a Smart Grid. The concept of a Smart Grid began to emerge in the early 2000s. ![]() The potential benefits from a Smart Grid include increased reliability, more efficient electricity use, better economics, and improved sustainability. The objective of the Smart Grid is to update electricity infrastructure to include more advanced communication, control, and sensory technology with the hope of increasing communication between consumers and energy producers. The term Smart Grid is most commonly defined as an electric grid that has been digitized to enable two way communication between producers and consumers. List of countries with 'smart' electrical power grids ![]()
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