{{Short description|South African electricity generation study}} {{Use South African English|date = December 2023}} {{about|South African plan|planning methodology|Integrated resource planning}} 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.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Mantashe |first=Samson Gwede |url=http://www.energy.gov.za/IRP/2019/IRP-2019.pdf |title=IRP 2019 |year=2019 |language=en-ZA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429231357/http://www.energy.gov.za/IRP/2019/IRP-2019.pdf |archive-date=2022-04-29}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr - The Integrated Resource Plan 2019: A promising future roadmap for generation capacity in South Africa |url=https://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/en/news/publications/2019/Corporate/energy-alert-22-october-The-Integrated-Resource-Plan-2019-A-promising-future-roadmap-for-generation-capacity-in-South-Africa.html |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> In 2023, a draft IRP 2023 plan was released for the period 2030-2050.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 December 2023 {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/news/cabinet-statements/statement-cabinet-meeting-8-december-2023-11-dec-2023 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref>
== Objectives == The IRP was indicated to be a living document that would be revised and updated regularly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programmes: Integrated Resource Plan {{!}} Department: Energy {{!}} REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA |url=http://www.energy.gov.za/files/irp_frame.html |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=www.energy.gov.za |language=en-US}}</ref> Updated plans were released in 2019 and 2023, after the first in IRP in 2010.<ref name=":02" /> The stated objectives of the IRP are:
* Make electricity inexpensive * Reduce green house gas emissions * Reduce water usage * Electricity generation from different sources
== History ==
=== IRP 2023 === In December 2023, Cabinet approved the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023. IRP 2023 takes into account two time horizons, 2030 and 2050. The plan includes significantly altered metrics that forecast a change in the electricity demand projection for the period 2030-2050; some of which are the cost of implementing new power generation technologies, shutting down of coal plants after 2035 and Eskom's forecasted energy availability factor.<ref name=":0" />
The present-to-2030 horizon is based on how far along current REIPPPP projects are in bringing electricity onto the grid.<ref name=":0" />
The 2031-2050 horizon focuses on implementing different types of stable and sustainable energy supply, and carbon capture.<ref name=":0" />
== Implementation == As of IRP 2019, 9910.37 MW have been procured by the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme and are in use on the country's electrical grid.<ref name=":02" />
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.<ref name=":02" />
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|South Africa|Renewable energy}}}} * Energy in South Africa *Renewable energy in South Africa *Solar power in South Africa * Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Renewable energy in South Africa