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| July 31, 2011

South Africa's Renewables Procurement Officially Launched

South Africa's much anticipated renewables programme was officially launched on Sunday, 31 July with the issue of a formal invitation for proposals by the Department of Energy (DoE).

The renewables programme started to take shape in 2009, when the energy regulator, NERSA, published plans for a feed-in tariff programme (REFIT) and proposed tariffs for various renewable technologies, including wind, PV, and CSP.

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