OVERVIEW OF SHORT

& MEDIUM TERM PLANNING

ENERGY

CONTENTS

• Overview of the socio-economic situation

• Key drivers of economic development

• Cacadu SEEDS

• CDM energy portfolio

– CHOICES

– Waste to energy

– Development of wind farms

• Energy investment horizon

SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION

• Cacadu District Municipality has a population within the range of

390,000 (Census, 2001) - 413,000 (Global Insight, 2008).

• Population concentrations are in Makana, Kouga and Ndlambe,

with more than 50% of residents in the District residing in these

Municipalities. The remaining Municipalities all have less than

50,000 inhabitants per Municipality.

• It is important to note that the low population densities do not

lessen the demand for social infrastructure establishment and

maintenance.

KEY DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT 1. Water availability and price and climate patterns

2. Availability, organisation and price of electricity – scale of

energy investments in region (wind, gas, nuclear)

3. Urbanisation and demographic trend

4. Cost of transportation in region

5. Demand and price of agro-products

6. Growth in potential number and spend of tourists/visitors

7. Agricultural support and rural development policy architecture

8. Development and uptake of new technologies and innovations

in agriculture and agro-processing

9. Level of social cohesion and trust in region

10. Quality of public administration and service delivery

CACADU SEEDS

CDM ENERGY PORTFOLIO

1. CHOICES SA

– Community based initiative

– Energy efficiency & renewable energy

– BCRM the model to be replicated to upscale to other local municipalities

in the district municipality

2. WASTE TO ENERGY

– Determination of feasibility of converting municipal and agricultural waste

to energy

– Implementation agent and funding sources to be identified

3. WIND FARM DEVELOPMENTS

– Engagement with developers, most notably in terms of land use planning

and socio-economic and economic development

– 7 “REBID” projects approved in the first and second window, for location

within the district municipality – more than half of the allotted wind energy

generation

CDM ENERGY PORTFOLIO

4. FRACKING ??

4. NUCLEAR / THYSPUNT ??

ENERGY INVESTMENT HORIZON

• Eastern Cape Development Corporation

– Communities

– Commercial

• Technology Innovation Agency

– Technological innovation, predominantly by youth

• Development Bank of Southern Africa

– Community / infrastructure focus

• Industrial Development Corporation

– Commercial focus

• Wind farm developers

– Investment in energy infrastructure for communities through SED & ED

funds

ENERGY INVESTMENT HORIZON

• Eastern Cape Development Corporation

– Communities

– Commercial

• Technology Innovation Agency

– Technological innovation, predominantly by youth

• Development Bank of Southern Africa

– Community / infrastructure focus

• Industrial Development Corporation

– Commercial focus

• Wind farm developers

– Investment in energy infrastructure for communities through SED & ED

funds