This report, undertaken under the leadership of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), assesses the alignment of South Africa’s draft Integrated Resource Plan (draft IRP2024) with the 2035 GHG emissions range proposed in the PCC’s draft recommendations for the 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) update. Key findings indicate that although the draft IRP supports renewable energy expansion, the inclusion of large coal and gas capacities operated at high-capacity factors will result in substantially greater fossil fuel use than would be consistent with the PCC’s proposed draft recommended range.
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