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6 th Zimbabwe Mining and Infrastructure Indaba 8-10 October 2014 Harare, Zimbabwe. Table of contents. Introduction. The Powers of the Minister of Energy. Total responsibility for the energy industry Policy development Plan for new capacity Decide who to build new capacity
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6th Zimbabwe Mining and Infrastructure Indaba 8-10 October 2014 Harare, Zimbabwe
ThePowers of the Minister of Energy • Total responsibility for the energy industry • Policy development • Plan for new capacity • Decide who to build new capacity • Procure new capacity
Key policy considerations • Ensure energy security of supply through: • Introducing Independent Power Producers • Cleaner technologies • Least cost technologies • Support regional integration and development
Integrated Resource Plan Implementaton First Determination Second Determination 1. Built, owned & operated by IPPs 2. Commitment necessary due to required high-voltage infrastructure, which has long lead time 3. Commitment necessary due to required gas infrastructure, which has long lead time 4. Possibly required grid upgrade has long lead time and thus makes commitment to power capacity necessary
First Determination MW to be procured 1st Determination – 3724 MW of renewable energy of which over 2400 has be procured The department and Eskom signed contracts with 47 preferred bidders Some projects under window 1 are already supplying power into the grid whilst majority are due for connection in 2014 Most window 2 project are under construction and are due for connection into the grid in 2016 - 2017
Second Determination 19 December 2012 Determinations Determination – 3200 MW of renewable energy Added to the current Renewable Procurement Programme Determination – Base load/ mid-merit - 2500 MW of coal based load/ import hydro - 2652 MW of gas fired plant mead married Separate procurement documents being developed Determination – Medium Term Risk Mitigation - 800 MW from cogeneration - 475 MW from gas of coal base load Separate procurement documents developed
Eskom’s Africa Strategy To increase imports through supporting the RSA Department of Energy 1 Support the development of strategic transmission corridor and generation projects 2 To be involved in Operations and Maintenance (O&M) 3 In future to export surplus power 4
Opportunity for Zimbabwe To develop interconnectors with: 1 Zambia Botswana Mozambique RSA Namibia To participate in future Procurement Programmes 2