SAPVIA Solar PV Industry Research Report 2021
SAPVIA via the expertise of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has commissioned a Solar PV industry jobs report. The project aims to develop a deeper understanding of jobs created in the South African Solar PV market. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to conduct a comprehensive audit of the number and type of employment opportunities, created by solar PV deployment in South Africa. These job numbers were then utilized to determine the future job creation potential of the sector for a number of different deployment scenarios. Follow the arrow to DOWNLOAD the report.
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Number of Utility Scale Solar PV Projects
2 373MW
Installed Capacity of Utility Scale Solar PV Projects
17 636 GWh
Solar PV energy contributed to National Grid
2500
Hours of sunshine per year
Promoting cohesion, collaboration and consistency in the Solar PV industry in South Africa
BENEFITS OF JOINING
THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
> INFLUENCE Positioning solar PV as the best, least-cost energy option to deliver a sustainable South Africa through strategic influencing at government level.
> INSIGHT Producing thought leadership, sharing best practice and disseminating robust market analysis to support our members and policymakers.
> IMPACT Proactively communicating the benefits of solar PV, while ensuring our members are best placed to maximise opportunities to realise the potential of solar PV in South Africa.
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DRIVING DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION
As the representative voice of the solar PV industry, we are constantly working towards collaborating with stakeholders across the renewable energy sector to share knowledge and drive effective change. Developing the RCI industry to uptake more distributed generation in South Africa will build local competence of global standard, and accelerate the local renewable energy market.
With this in mind SAPVIA has partnered with the Minerals Council and EIUG to present a six-part series of workshops to unpack key challenges, policy/regulation structures, risks and best practices that the RCI industry faces as the integration of Solar PV becomes a viable alternative.
