Legal and policy barriers to renewable and sustainable energy sources in South Africa

Murombo, Tumai

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“…These legal frameworks are a collection of a variety of legislation and policy documents, covering a broad range of topics that involve different sectors. One can agree with the view of Kotze (2006) that fragmentation within governance leads to inadequate and ineffective service delivery [7]. The basis of this paper supports this view and aims to address the evident fragmentation in governance that hinders energy efficiency in South Africa.…”

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“…However, the legal frameworks regulating these sectors are not well coordinated, which results in deep legal and institutional fragmentation. Murombo (2016) states that "lack of coordination and synchronisation of the legislation, institutions and sectors that should be intertwined" characterises the deep fragmentation in renewable energy regulations in South Africa [7]. This study supports this view and hypothesises that addressing the fragmentation prevalent in regulation efforts pertaining to renewable energy in South Africa is crucial to promoting a sustainable energy future.…”

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“…This leads to fragmentated planning, as well as the absence of integrative planning when drafting and implementing renewable energy legislation that mirrors environmental law principals. It was only recently that the Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Energy developed a common objective that promoted the sustainable use of natural resources, including those resources that would be harnessed during the generation of renewable energy [7]. South Africa needs to reform public policy engagements around the discussions and implementation of environmental and energy issues [14].…”

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Legal regulations and policy barriers to development of renewable energy sources in South Africa

Nene

Nagy

2021

20th International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development Proceedings

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The current global warming crisis and energy security have revived the need for renewable energy as the best option to sustain future energy needs. However, despite having abundant natural resources, Africa is facing challenges in improving access to energy. This has been identified as the biggest stumbling block to economic development in the region. Using South Africa as a case study, this paper reviews the regulatory and policy barriers to renewable energy in the country in relation to global growth. Therefore, our paper aims to provide an overview on the background of the sector, as a theoretical basis for further research. In 2014, South Africa was in the top 10 for global investments in renewable energy and this was a step in the right direction towards encouraging energy efficiency. While there are numerous initiatives responsible for promoting energy access in South Africa; gradual progress has been achieved through energy and environmental law regulations. Law is an important social, regulatory, and economic tool that can be applied to influence and manage development. However, in South Africa environmental and energy law and policy have not adequately addressed the barriers to harness renewable energy technologies. Consequently, conventional energy resources like fossil fuels have resulted in short-term economic growth and long-term negative environmental impacts. South Africa will continue to be locked in fossil fuel energy supply systems unless they address the institutional fragmentation that is a barrier to renewable energy development. This paper concludes that legal and policy barriers should be prioritised above socio-economic and political challenges to renewable energy, as they will drive progress towards creating an enabling a regulatory environment.

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Legal regulations and policy barriers to development of renewable energy sources in South Africa

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Nagy

2021

20th International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development Proceedings

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“…De acordo com os autores (Ghimire e Kim, 2018;How et al, 2019;Morales et al, 2015;Murombo, 2016;Nasirov et al, 2015;Rupf et al, 2015;Wyllie et al, 2018)…”

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Estado Da Arte Das Pesquisas Sobre Barreiras À Difusão De Energias Renováveis: Uma Revisão Da Literatura

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R. gest. sust. ambient.

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Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar o estado da arte das pesquisas em energias renováveis e identificar as barreiras que afetam a inserção destas tecnologias no mercado. Para isso, foi conduzida uma revisão sistemática da literatura, a fim de selecionar artigos científicos sobre o tema. A busca envolveu os termos Renewable*, energ*, niche, city, cities, countr*, barrier*, constraint* e challenge* como palavras-chave e permitiu a seleção de 48 referências na base de dados da Scopus e Web of Science. Foi possível verificar os principais autores, instituições de pesquisa, periódicos e países que publicam sobre o assunto, os documentos mais citados e as redes de colaboração. Os resultados foram analisados com o software R, por meio do pacote bibliometrix, gerando estatísticas descritivas que indicam que Reino Unido, Índia, China, Austrália, Irã, Japão, Coréia, Suíça e EUA são os países líderes nas pesquisas com energias renováveis, identificando as barreiras a sua difusão. O autor e a revista mais produtivos são Emrah Karakaya e Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews.

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“…124 positions SA in the global top 10 for RE investments. 125 Benefits of the REIPPP include a transparent process tailored to meet national targets for RE development. It attracts global and national investors and its local content provisions protect the national interests of SA citizens.…”

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National strategies to promote renewable energy development: Whither Nigeria?

Ajibade¹

2019

J. Sustain Dev Law Policy

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Renewable energy (RE) development enhances electrification, mitigates climate change and aids energy efficiency. Kenya, South Africa and Ghana, among other states within sub-Saharan Africa, have established legal regimes to integrate renewable energy into their energy mix. Through defined legal strategies for RE deployment, these states have committed to the promotion, development and utilization of RE. Despite the momentum towards renewable energy development across the region, Nigeria’s efforts fall short of establishing effective legal strategies. As Africa’s most populous nation it must do more to make RE part of its energy mix in order to impact electrification rates, mitigate climate change and aid socio-economic conditions. This article appraises the legal strategies for RE development in Kenya, South Africa and Ghana. Against this appraisal, it critically evaluates Nigeria’s legal strategies to promote and develop RE. It recommends legal reforms that are necessary to better integrate RE into Nigeria’s energy mix. The methodological approach of this article is doctrinal and library-based. It includes primary and secondary sources. Primary sources include laws, statutes, legal documents, conventions and statistics. Secondary sources include journal articles, internet sources and newspaper articles. All sources are subject to content analysis. It is expected that the article will be useful to policy and lawmakers across various tiers of government in Nigeria.Keywords: Renewable Energy Development, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, National Strategies.

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Legal and policy barriers to renewable and sustainable energy sources in South Africa

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Legal regulations and policy barriers to development of renewable energy sources in South Africa

Legal regulations and policy barriers to development of renewable energy sources in South Africa

Estado Da Arte Das Pesquisas Sobre Barreiras À Difusão De Energias Renováveis: Uma Revisão Da Literatura

National strategies to promote renewable energy development: Whither Nigeria?

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