Positioning South Africa's energy supply mix internationally: Comparative and policy review analysis
Optimisation and diversification of South Africa's energy generation mix is fundamental to meeting its developmental goals and enhancing the crucially important security of supply. South Africa should investigate means to diversify its generating capacity. With the growing demand, South Africa has reached a point where other methods of power generation need to be considered and implemented. This study gives a detailed description of the South African energy supply mix, its evolvement in the past 25 years, and assesses how South Africa fares in comparison with other countries such as its BRICS companions (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) and in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in terms of its current and future energy mix. It was found that the total primary energy supply (TPES) share of non-OECD countries is becoming more prominent, with China, India, and Russia being significant contributors. The OECD's ratio of universal TPES decreased from 1990 to 2015. There is a heavy reliance on fossil fuels in the BRICS countries, which appeals to appropriate policies to influence and guide the transition from the current fossil fuel-dominated energy supply mix to one that follows international trends but, most of all, appreciates its specific geographic position and natural resources. HIGHLIGHTS: • Current South African energy supply mix compared to BRIC and OECD. • Comparison study of the different regions' energy supply mixes. • Global TPES share BRICS, is becoming more prominent. • OECD's share of global TPES has been decreasing.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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The Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Cape Town
2019
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1021-447X2019000200002 |
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