Renewable energy, the just transition and inequality: insights from South Africa’s renewables procurement

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dc.contributor.authorCassim, Aalia
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Julia
dc.contributor.authorCrompton, Roderick
dc.contributor.authorValodia, Imraan
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-21T13:23:13Z
dc.date.available2023-06-21T13:23:13Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-21
dc.departmentSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)
dc.description.abstractLow- and middle-income countries across the world are facing the dilemma of needing to decarbonise and industrialise in the context of an electricity supply crisis. The transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is one of the first steps taken in any process of decarbonisation to address climate change. The energy transition is complex and holds significant economic risk. It requires strong governance and a capable state as well as coordination across government, community organisations and the private sector. This mammoth task requires the State to adopt policies that balance social, economic and climate objectives while reviewing past policies that may no longer be appropriate. This paper discusses the de-risking approach and the investment-centred approach to an energy transition, and using the case study of South Africa, argues for the necessity of an investment-centred approach to achieve a transition which supports local development and energy security. In analysing the example of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REI4P), we highlight important learnings for the energy transition, which provide a useful window into the wider carbon transition.
dc.description.librarianJT2023
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Climate Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of the Witwatersrand
dc.description.sponsorshipSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/35610
dc.language.isoen
dc.orcid.idhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-7249
dc.orcid.idhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-9811
dc.orcid.idhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5960-180X
dc.orcid.idhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5607-6595
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.publisherSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Paper; Number 47
dc.rights©2023 Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)
dc.schoolSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectInequality
dc.subjectSouth Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REI4P)
dc.titleRenewable energy, the just transition and inequality: insights from South Africa’s renewables procurement
dc.typeWorking Paper
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