INTEGRATED ENERGY CENTRES

PRESENTATION

14 November 2013

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT IS AN IeC?

IeC OBJECTIVES

PARTNERS & ROLES

CHALLENGES

WHAT IS AN IeC?

• One-stop energy shop that provides energy

services and information to communities

• Owned by registered community cooperative

• Implemented through IDP’s of Municipalities

• Two fold: Commercial – Forecourt and shop

WHAT IS AN IeC?

Information

Centre

Schools•Alternative energy

•Safe uses

•Energy efficiency

•Energy careers

Businesses•Energy sources

•Energy efficiency

•Energy business

opportunities

Local Authorities•IDPs & IEPs

•Energy options

•Meeting national

targets

Households•Alternative energy

•Safe uses

•Energy efficiency

IeC

Phase 2: IeC as Information Centre & Retailer

Retail

Shop•Petroleum fuel

•LPG

•Appliances

•Electricity cards

•Renewable energyOil Companies

Concessionaires

Eskom

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE IeC

PROGRAMME • Provide access to safe and affordable energy

resources to poor households

• Provide access to information regarding the safe,

efficient and environmentally sustainable use of

energy sources

• Promote the SMME sector and job opportunities

through energy related businesses

• Provide access to energy safe appliances

• Influence policy on both the public and private

sectors regarding access to safe and affordable

energy

OIL COMPANIES

LOCAL & DISTRICT MUNIC

COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE

DONOR AGENCIES

GOV. DEPARTMENTS

WHO ARE THE PARTNERS

STAKEHOLDERS’ ROLE

• DoE – project facilitation, energy needs analysis, assist with site & retail license

• Oil Company – infrastructure development (app. R6 mil)

• Municipality – project support, staff salaries for the first year, water & electricity connections, Access road, land

• DRDLR – Communal res, land transfers

ROLES CONT.

• COGHSTA– support & possible funding

• SEDA – recruitment, training & registration of the co-operative, co-operative incentive scheme to assist with business startup, project mentorship

• DEA – EIA

Governance issues

Management issues

Lack of financial and business

management skills

Compliance with government legislation

(e.g. cooperative act).

Lack of funding for IeCs (no departmental

IeC budget and reliance on external

funding e.g. Oil companies)

Delays on EIA approval and land

ownership issues

CHALLENGES FACED BY IeCs

Laxey N/Cape

06/07

Mutale Limpompo

06/07

PRESENT & FUTURE SITES

Khayelitsha

Urban

Caba Mdeni E/Cape

04/05

Qamata

09/10

Ratlou N/West

07/08

OR Tambo

DM

Chris Hani DM

ISRDP

Bohlobela DM

ISRDP

Zululand DM

ISRDP Free State

ISRDP

Alfred Nzo DM

ISRDP

Vembe DM

ISRDP

Umkhanyakude DM

ISRDP

Central Karoo DM

ISRDP

Eshane KZN

03/4

Ulundi KZN

09/10

Mpumalanga

09/10

Qunu E/Cape

09/10

Morrisberg

09/10

Kgalagadi

N/Cape

02/03

Kgalagadi DM

ISRDP

Ngaka Modiri Molema DM

Mbizana E/Cape

09/10

Qwa-Qwa

Free State

09/10

IeC FRONT VIEW

IeC FRONT VIEW

IeC FRONT VIEW

IeC TELECENTRE

IeC INFORMATION CENTRE

IeC COMPLEMENTORY BUSINESSES

IeC COMPLEMENTORY BUSINESSES

IeC COMPLEMENTORY BUSINESSES

IeC COMPLEMENTORY BUSINESSES

IeC SMME

IeC SMME

IeC SMME

IeC SMME

IeC SMME

QUNU IeC SOD TURNING

Ms. Alice Letiane

Tel No: 053 807 1752/ 082 449 2566

e-mail: alice.letiane@energy.gov.za

THANK YOU