Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SATIED): Energy Study

Project partners:

CST project members

  • Prof. Mark Swilling
  • Alboricah Rathupetsane

External project partners

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) consortia
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa
  • National Treasury
  • National Planning Commission
  • Presidential Climate Commission

 

 

 

Project period:

2023 - 2024

Project Description:

Transitioning to greener energy sources, as a part of wider decarbonisation effort aligned with global commitments, offers South Africa a chance to tackle both persistent and emerging environmental issues while also advancing its socio-economic development objectives. This transformation should prioritize the creation of sustainable livelihoods, quality employment opportunities, enhanced living standards, and the promotion of environmental well-being.

The research, led by the PwC consortium which includes energy modelers, will take investigate the investments are required between now and 2030 that will ensure that it will be possible to achieve the energy and carbon targets as specified in the National Development Plan (NDP), the PCC’s Just Energy Transition Framework, the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan, the South African NDC and the National Infrastructure Plan 2050.

 

Project outputs:

Back to Research Themes:

Knowledge
co-production

Social-ecological
resilience

Transformative
futures thinking

Finance and
resource flows

Political economy
and development