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Energy in South Africa, post 1993: Government Resources: Library Guide: Municipal

A guide for the Economic History research project

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Information portals

Embedded Generation Resource Portal. "The Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) website houses documents and resources relevant to SSEG in South African municipalities." South African-German Energy Programme (SAGEN), Sustainable Energy Africa, and SALGA. Documents include, e.g., South African Local Government Association. Status of embedded generation in South African municipalities. Pretoria: SALGA, December 2023; South African Local Government Association. Status of small scale embedded generation (SSEG) in South African municipalities. Pretoria: SALGA, November 2020; South African Local Government Association. Status of small scale embedded generation (SSEG) in South African municipalities. Pretoria: SALGA, October 2017. 

Urban Energy Support. "an information portal of relevant documents and resources, with an emphasis on practical tools and guides to support the transition towards sustainable local energy development and a low carbon trajectory for South Africa in the context of global climate change."

Presentations

City of Cape Town. The Integrated Energy Plan: Input from City of Cape Town for public workshop. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, October 2013. 

City of Cape Town. Publicly available data: energy, March 2022. Presentation with links

Optimum Energy Future for Cape Town. 138 page presentation by Sustainable Energy Africa, the City of Cape Town, and University of Cape Town, Energy Research Centre, 2012?

Reports

City of Cape Town. Energy futures report: Cape Town: information for decision-makers. Sustainable Energy Africa, September 2015. 

Ward, Sarah, Vivienne Walsh. Cape Town energy case study. Cape Town : Energy and Climate Change Branch, Environmental Resource Management Department, City of Cape Town, 04 June 2010 (Energy for large cities: World Energy Council study)

Other documents

City of Cape Town. Cape Town Urban Power Profile: Power System, Energy Poverty Alleviation and Urban Resilience. 2023. (Resilient Cities Network. Urban Power Profiles)

City of Cape Town. Energy futures for Cape Town: exploring the implications of different energy futures for the City up to 2050. August 2011. "undertaken by Sustainable Energy Africa and the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town for the City of Cape Town."

City of Cape Town. Energy scenarios for Cape Town: exploring the implications of different energy futures for the City of Cape
Town up to 2040.
2015 update. 

Parliamentary committees

Western Cape. Provincial Parliament. Ad Hoc Committee on Energy Crisis. Western Cape Municipalities: energy infrastructure plans for 2023/24, 2 August 2023.

City of Cape Town. State of energy

Cape Town State of Energy and Carbon, 2021

Cape Town State of Energy report, 2015, 2007, 2003

Cape Town 2011 State of Energy and Energy Futures report