Integrated Resource Plan

The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is a plan aimed at estimating South Africa's electricity demand. It takes into account how the demand of electricity will be met and the expense of such a demand.[1] The plan refers to electricity generation and expansion programmes. In formulating the National Development Plan, the Department of Energy gazetted the Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030 (IRP 2010) in March 2011; this forecasted the energy demand for the 20-year period. In October 2019, IRP 2019 was gazetted; this updates the energy forecast from 2019 to the year 2030.[2][1]

This article is about South African plan. For planning methodology, see Integrated resource planning.

Objectives

The IRP was indicated to be a living document that would be revised and updated regularly.[3] An updated plan was released in 2019, after the first in IRP in 2011.[1] The stated objectives of the IRP are:

  • Make electricity inexpensive
  • Reduce green house gas emissions
  • Reduce water usage
  • Electricity generation from different sources

History

As of IRP 2019, 6 422 MW have been procured by the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, of which 3 876 MW are in use on the country's electrical grid.[1] The following capacity has been commissioned as part of Eskom's build programme: 1 332 MW at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, 1 588 MW at Medupi, 800 MW at Kusile, and 100 MW at Sere Wind Farm. In total, 18 000 MW have been resourced as additional capacity.[1]

See also

References
  1. Mantashe, Samson Gwede (2019). IRP 2019 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-29.
  2. "Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr - The Integrated Resource Plan 2019: A promising future roadmap for generation capacity in South Africa". www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. "Programmes: Integrated Resource Plan | Department: Energy | REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA". www.energy.gov.za. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
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