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GlobalData releases South African renewable energy report

13 January 2015

New research details renewable power market outlook for South Africa and provides forecasts through 2025.

The following information is included in the report:

• An overview on global renewable power market, highlighting installed capacity trends, generation trends and installed capacity split by various renewable power sources.

• Renewable power sources include wind (includes both onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic (PV), small hydropower (SHP), biomass, biogas and geothermal.

• Detailed overview on the global solar PV market with installed capacity and generation trends, installed capacity split by region in 2013, installed capacity split by major solar PV countries in 2013, investment trends (2013-2025), production and production share by company for PV components (polysilicon, wafer, cell and module), and detailed cost analysis which includes LCOE comparison among major countries.

• Detailed overview of South Africa solar PV market with installed capacity and generation trends, investment trends (2013-2025), current status of pipeline projects, carbon savings (2001-2025), number of homes powered (2001-2025) and LCOE for solar PV during 2013-2025

Readers may order the “Solar PV Power in South Africa: 2014” report in its entirety online or request sample pages to view.

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Energy efficiency • Energy infrastructure • Energy storage including Fuel cells • Policy, investment and markets • Solar electricity