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Industrial Development Corporation Mining and Metals Strategic Business Unit
…a governmental organisation providing direct funding to a variety of mining and metals projects.Established in 1940 through the Industrial Development Corporation Act, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is fully owned by the South African Government. Key among the Mining and Metals Strategic Business Unit (SBU) objectives is to support the development of a globally competitive mining and beneficiation industry and the metals value chain (steel, aluminium value chains), in South Africa and on the African continent. The ultimate objective is to develop large-scale industrialisation and job creation in the county and the continent.The IDC Mining and Metals…
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Energy Development Corporation (EDC) Projects
The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) was established in January 2004 as a division of the Central Energy Fund (CEF). CEF is a private company comprising various divisions, owned by the Government of South Africa and controlled by the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME). Theefocus of the EDC is to invest in renewable energy and alternate energy fields. EDC focuses on a number of areas including solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy, biomass, biogas and low-smoke fuels. The EDC aims to assist the government in fulfilling its renewable energy production target of 10 000 GWh by 2013. EDC is…
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Solar Water Heating Programme
…maintenance of up to 1.25 million SWHs by 2019 in residential dwellings throughout South Africa.In 2014, Government made the decision to stop the subsidisation of imported SWH systems in favour of local manufacturing to increase job creation, industrialisation and the socio-economic impact of the programme. The Department of Energy (DoE) is procuring SWH systems that meet the local production and content requirements as stipulated by the DTI and measured against the applicable SANS technical specifications (SATS 1286: 2011 in this case).The South African Department of Energy (DoE) has cut the budget for its Solar Water Heater…
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Bilateral Climate Action Partnerships (CAP)
Under the Bilateral Climate Change Partnership Program, Australia has partnerships with China, South Africa, New Zealand, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States.These partnerships provide opportunities for building stronger political relationships and influencing other countries climate change policies at the highest level. Through these partnerships, Australia supports practical activities that address climate change issues of mutual concern. Our partnerships with developing countries aim to build their capacity to tackle climate change alongside sustainable development.
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Product Standards and Labelling
…Broadly, these phases were:
Phase 1: Launch of the energy efficiency label on 4 May 2005; and
Phase 2: Announcement that the energy efficiency label can now be found on new fridges in South Africa.
The label is identical to the informative label used in EU member states with the only difference being that the EU flag is replaced by the DME symbol for the Energy Efficiency Initiative. Each product is graded either A or down to G – with G being the poorest performing product in electricity terms. The grading A to G is found as part of the instruction… -
SANS 554 (ISO)
This standard specifies three atmospheres approximated to the natural environmental conditions. It is based on ISO 554:1976.
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SANS 941 - MEPS
The National Energy Efficiency Strategy of March 2005 (reviewed in October 2008 & 2011/12), proposes that by 2015, a final energy demand reduction of 12% should have been realised by South Africa. (Residential target (Residential target – – 10%) 10%)
This translates to an average reduction of 1% per year between 2005 and 2015. The publication of SANS 941: Energy Efficiency of Electrical and Electronic Apparatus in February 2012, is a necessary step taken to support compliance with the stipulated energy demand reduction requirements. -
AFD Green Fund
The objective of this program is to provide finance to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects of smaller scale and manufacturing of Green products in South Africa.
AFD Green Energy Fund provides finance to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects of smaller scale and manufacturing of Green products in South Africa. -
Solar Traffic Lights
…Energy Fund (CEF) announced that it had committed USD 5.7 million to the installation of solar power traffic lights in South Africa. Thousands of intersections have been identified for solar powered traffic lights and a pilot solar traffic light programme has been running in Cape Town since September 2007. It is hoped that the available funds could rise to as much as US$14 million with support from major organisations. In addition to helping alleviate the electricity problems being experienced in South Africa, funders should be able to claim some of the invested amount from the South African Revenue Service…
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Global Energy Review 2025 CO2 Emissions
Energy sector carbon emissions reached a new record in 2024 Total energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 0.8% in 2024, hitting an all-time high of 37.8 Gt CO2. This rise contributed to record atmospheric CO2 concentrations of 422.5 ppm in 2024, around 3 ppm higher than 2023 and 50% higher than pre-industrial levels. In 2024, CO2 emissions from fuel combustion grew by around 1% or 357 Mt CO2, while emissions from industrial processes declined by 2.3% or 62 Mt CO2. Emissions growth was lower than global GDP growth (+3.2%), restoring the decades-long trend of decoupling emissions…
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