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Ugcino-amandla lwezoShishino eMzantsi Afrika: Ukomeleza ukuqina kwezoShishino phakathi kwengxaki
South Africa stands as Africa’s most industrialized economy, yet its growth is held hostage by an unprecedented energy crisis. For over a decade, the state-owned utility Eskom has struggled to meet national demand, leading to load shedding—planned, rolling blackouts that can strike up to 12 hours daily, 200+ days per year. For businesses, this is not mere inconvenience: it is an existential threat. Factories halt production, retailers lose revenue, data centers risk outages, and mines face costly shutdowns.
Uxinzelelo Olugqithisileyo Kwinethiwekhi Yombane: UMzantsi Afrika Ukhuthaza Abahlali Ukuba Bazenzele Umbane Ngelanga
Ngaphandle kokukhuthaza iikhaya ukuba zivelisele zombini umbane, urhulumente uphumeze uluhlu olupheleleyo lwemigaqo-nkqubo enxhasayo kunye namanyathelo asebenzisekayo ukunciphisa ukunqongophala kombane nokuthomalalisa impembelelo yokunqunyulwa kombane okuqhubekayo kwiinkalo ezininzi.
In particular, major South African cities including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Pretoria enjoy an annual average sunshine duration of over 2,500 hours. Their average daily solar radiation reaches 4.5 to 6.5 kWh/m², nearly 40% higher than the average level in Europe.
Okwangoku, urhulumente ukhuphe inkuthazo zerhafu yamandla elanga exabisa ukuya kutsho kwi-4 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi, malunga ne-210 lezigidi zeedola zaseMelika kunye ne-1.6 yeebhiliyoni ze-RMB.
Imarike yaseMzantsi Afrika yokugcinwa kwamandla ngama-bhetri e-PV
Kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, ukunqunyulwa kombane rhoqo kunyanzelise amashishini nabahlali ukuba bafune ezinye iindlela zamandla. Namhlanje, inani elikhulayo labasebenzisi selibona iBhetri yeLithium neenkqubo zokugcina amandla njengotyalo-mali lwexesha elide lokunciphisa amatyala ombane nokuphucula ukuzimela kwamandla.
South Africa’s REIPPPP: Driving Solar-plus-Storage Project Deployment and Corporate Power Trading
ISebe leMithombo yeMinerali noMbane laseMzantsi Afrika, ngokuhambelana nemigaqo-nkqubo karhulumente wesizwe, lenze lula ukuphunyezwa kweeprojekthi ezininzi zelanga kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla ngenkqubo ye-Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), kwaye likhuthaza kakhulu amashishini ukuba athathe inxaxheba kwiintengiselwano ezinxulumene nombane.
Imigaqo-nkqubo kaRhulumente yaseMzantsi Afrika yokuGcinwa kweMandla eBhetri yePV
Urhulumente waseMzantsi Afrika useke inkqubo yomgaqo-nkqubo esisiseko yamandla elanga (i-PV) kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla kwibhetri, ejolise ekunciphiseni ukunqongophala kombane, ekuphuculeni uqhagamshelwano lwamandla ahlaziyekayo kwinethiwekhi, nasekuqhubeleni phambili utshintsho lwamandla.
Ukhetho lweBhetri yeSolar PV eMzantsi Afrika
Ngokobuchwepheshe, iibhetri ze-lithium-ion zisengoyena mhlobo ukhethwa kakhulu kwimarike. Ngenxa yokuba zinamandla amakhulu okugcina umbane nobomi obude benkonzo, zifaneleke kakhulu kwiiprojekthi zokugcina amandla aveliswa yelanga eMzantsi Afrika.
Iibhathri ze-lead-acid zisathatha isabelo esithile kwimarike kwiinkqubo ezincinci ezingaxhunyaniswanga kunye ngenxa yexabiso lazo eliphantsi, kodwa ziya zisuswa kancinci kancinci.
Iibhetri ezihambayo neebhetri eziqinileyo ziqalile ukungena kwisigaba sovavanyo, zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwiimeko ezineqondo lobushushu eliphezulu okanye kwiiprojekthi ezinkulu zokugcina amandla, ezifanelekileyo kwezinye iindawo zemigodi kunye nezikhululo zombane ezikude eMzantsi Afrika.
Iibhetri ze-nickel-cadmium zisagcina isabelo esincinci sentengiso kwiimeko ezithile zemizi-mveliso, kodwa isabelo sazo sentengiso iyonke siyaqhubeka nokuhla.
Ukhuphiswano luya lusiya luyiba mandundu kwimarike yaseMzantsi Afrika yokugcina amandla, apho kuvela khona iindlela ezahlukeneyo.
Iinkampani ezinkulu zamazwe ngamazwe iSungrow neTesla zilawula imakethi yaseMzantsi Afrika yokugcina amandla ekumgangatho ophezulu. IHuawei neBYD zizilandela kufutshane, zifumana isabelo esikhulu semakethi. Ngokukodwa, Amandla e-KRL, umvelisi odumileyo webhetri ye-lithium-ion, uyazingca nge-hybrid ebalaseleyo ,Ibhetri ye-solid-stateItekhnoloji yebhetri ye-solid-state.
Urhulumente waseMzantsi Afrika uqikelela ukuba amandla ahlaziyekayo aza kuba yinxalenye eyi-46.3% yomxube wamandla ngonyaka ka-2030, nto leyo ebonisa utyalo-mali oluqhubekayo olukhulu kwiiprojekthi zelanga nezokugcina amandla.
Ngokubanzi, imakethi yaseMzantsi Afrika yamandla elanga kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla ikwinqanaba lophuhliso olukhawulezayo. Ixhaswa yimigaqo-nkqubo karhulumente, inkqubela phambili kwezobuchwepheshe kunye nemfuno enamandla yemarike yasekhaya, inamandla amakhulu okukhula.
Imibuzo Ebuzwa Rhoqo
Q1. Kutheni ukugcinwa kwamandla okurhweba kubalulekile eMzantsi Afrika?
UMzantsi Afrika unengxaki enkulu yamandla kunye nokucinywa kombane okuqhubekayo. Ukucinywa kombane kuthatha ukuya kutsho kwiiyure ezili-12 ngosuku, kuchaphazela kakhulu iifektri, abathengisi, amaziko edatha kunye nemigodi, kwaye kuzisa iingozi ezinkulu zokusebenza kumashishini asekuhlaleni.
Q2. What is the impact of South Africa’s REIPPPP policy?
Urhulumente ukhuthaza iiprojekthi zelanga kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla ngenkqubo ye-REIPPPP kwaye ukhuthaza amashishini ukuba athathe inxaxheba kurhwebo lwamandla, nto leyo eyakhuphula uphuhliso lweshishini lasekuhlaleni le-photovoltaic kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla.
Q3. What battery types are mainly used in South Africa’s PV storage market?
Iibhetri ze-lithium-ion zezona zixhaphakileyo. Iibhetri ze-lead-acid zisetyenziswa kwiinkqubo ezincinci ezingaxhunyaniswanga kunethiwekhi kodwa ziya zisuswa kancinci kancinci. Iibhetri ze-flow kunye neze-solid-state ziyavavanywa kwiiprojekthi ezikwiqondo eliphezulu lokushisa nakwizikali ezikhulu. Iibhetri ze-nickel-cadmium zigcina isabelo esincinci kwimarike esisihla.
Q4. Ziziphi iimpawu zobuchwepheshe eziphambili ze-KRL Power?
Enamava angaphezu kweminyaka engama-20 kubuchwepheshe boPhando noPhuhliso (R&D) lwebhetri yelithium, uMlawuli uLiu uqhuba uphuhliso lobuchwepheshe obutsha eKRL Power. Engumntu oyingcaphephe kwi-integration yedensity ephezulu kunye ne-ESS yeemeko zemozulu ezigqithisileyo, ukhokele ngempumelelo iiprojekthi ezininzi ezinkulu ze-C&I kunye ne-micro-grid.
Q5. Singenzeni ngemarike yokugcina amandla yaseMzantsi Afrika?
Singabonelela ngeebhetri zeli-lithium ezikumgangatho ophezulu kunye nezisombululo zeebhetri ze-solid-state ezi-hybrid kwiiprojekthi zasekhaya, zorhwebo, zemigodi kunye nezezikhululo zombane ezikude. Sikwabonelela ngokudityaniswa okungumsebenzi we-PV kunye neenkqubo zokugcina amandla, ukunceda amashishini neentsapho zaseMzantsi Afrika ukusombulula iingxaki zokunqongophala kombane kunye nokucinywa kombane, nokuphucula ukuzimela kwamandla.
