The announcement on 21 May 2012 confirmed that a further 9 PV projects were awarded in window II of the IRP. This has taken the total pipeline to 27 PV projects in window I and II, totalling a staggering 1.04 GW in generation capacity.
However, despite the substantial growth in the emerging solar PV market, the ability to successfully unlock the strong opportunities for local manufacture and compete with established markets in the United States, China and Europe remains at the heart of South Africa's manufacturing challenges, experts say. Developers must see the cost benefit of procuring components locally as opposed to abroad.
PV Insider has announced this week that leading industry players will discuss the critical challenges of creating a local manufacturing base in South Africa during the PV Project Development Summit South Africa, to be held in Johannesburg on 3-4 September, with over 200 delegates in attendance, Africanbrains.net says.
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For more on the PV Project Development Summit South Africa, go to www.pv-insider.com/southafrica.
