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The economics of wind energy in South Africa

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  • van der Linde, H.A.
  • Sayigh, A.A.M.

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Battery charging and water pumping has been the only applications for wind energy in South Africa till now. A conservative estimate of the wind resource indicates that approximately 5% to 6% of the South African energy demands can be supplied from wind. However the low cost of electricity due to the abundance of cheap coal has made it difficult to justify the use of grid connected wind turbines. As with other countries where wind energy is now a part of the total energy package, South Africa will also have to go through a process of wind energy having to prove itself as a viable option while at the same time have a cost disadvantage.

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  • van der Linde, H.A. & Sayigh, A.A.M., 1999. "The economics of wind energy in South Africa," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 869-871.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:16:y:1999:i:1:p:869-871
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00290-0
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    1. Tsikata, M. & Sebitosi, A.B., 2010. "Struggling to wean a society away from a century-old legacy of coal based power: Challenges and possibilities for South African Electric supply future," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 1281-1288.
    2. Kusakana, Kanzumba, 2014. "Techno-economic analysis of off-grid hydrokinetic-based hybrid energy systems for onshore/remote area in South Africa," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 947-957.
    3. Krupa, Joel & Burch, Sarah, 2011. "A new energy future for South Africa: The political ecology of South African renewable energy," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(10), pages 6254-6261, October.

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