摘要：The arid biomes of South Africa host an increasing number of renewable energy projects as the country diversifiesits primarily coal-dependent energy system. 1 Generation capacities have been allocated to both concentratingsolar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) developments in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) of 2010 2 and thedraft IRP update (IRP Update) of 2013, with solar power expected to represent an increasingly significant portionof renewable energy capacity 3 . Furthermore, the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers ProcurementProgramme (REIPPPP) has awarded multiple CSP and PV projects, of which the majority are located in the aridNama-Karoo and Savanna Biomes.
