| Leading Actor(s) |
City of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Participating Actor(s) |
The Darling Independent Power Producer (DarlIPP), various international and national financing and funding agencies, locally based marketing agencies, voluntary subscribers for renewable energy, solar heater manufacturers, and city stakeholders. |
| Main objective(s) |
To introduce a stated target of renewable energy sources in the energy mix of Cape Town, thereby moving towards a greater mix of cleaner and more efficient energy forms |
| Contents |
(not specified) |
| Expected results |
- Increased renewable energy mix for the City,
- Reduced Cape Town's ecological footprint,
- Reduced Cape Town's peak demand electricity load
- Improved health of residents, reduction in spending on energy by residents and
- Reduced the City's contribution towards Carbon Dioxide emissions.
- These targets aim to spur employment creation; as well as economic development opportunities for City residents and through this promote poverty reduction.
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| Target area / place |
Cape Town |
| Arrangement(s) for financing |
The City is already in liaison with various international development funding agencies, calling for funding mechanisms to be established. The City has already committed itself to the provision of renewable energy, depending on the outcome of an environmental impact assessment in this regard. |
| Monitoring process and time frame |
Wind based energy would be over a period of fifteen years and the introduction of solar water heaters over a period of five to ten years. Monitoring processes for these commitments require to be established. |
| Other relevant information |
The City hopes to finalise these targets within its Integrated Development Plan (IDP), which is the legislative long-term planning document, as well as to finalise these targets in the Cape Town Energy Strategy. |
| Link(s) |
http://www.capetown.gov.za
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