State of South African Manufacturing, its potential and
With raw material availability in South Africa and much higher radiation levels of solar energy, this presents an opportunity to explore collaboration between South Africa and Europe.
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Over 120 retailers are well-established in the South African market, predominantly supplying imported componentry. By contrast there are a limited number of dedicated solar PV domestic manufacturers, between 30 and 40, often supplying a limited proportion of the domestic market.
These are often by-products of base metal ore mining and processing. South Africa holds deposits of minerals essential to produce carbon steel and stainless steel, notably iron ore, manganese, chromium, and nickel. While these are essential inputs, solar PV applications form a small proportion of overall demand for most of these inputs.
Estimated South African rooftop solar PV capacity increased41 from 983MW in March 2022 to 4,4GW in June 2023, an increase of 349 percent.42 These figures need to be reconciled with those collected by SAPVIA. There is likely to be some overlap of solar PV imports across large and SSEG installations.43
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