and Vietnam and even Oz. There are always those who say things cannot be done; then those who can get it done, somehow; very few usually, particularly working for the "government". Even small generation equipment has load factor sensing systems (or a fixed power factor from grid analysis) and can vary output according to grid conditions (some industrial areas don't need power at night, residential power demand has definite peaks and so on). If there is an imbalance it reduces output or even stops it ("trips"). This stuff is advancing quickly all the time.
Having had some dealing on an element of renewable energy supply with CoCT I am disappointed in them as their generation section (which has around 250MW capacity) seems to be a parking place for the arrogant jobsworths, dare I say some for demographic correctness. Their enquiries and contracts are cumbersome and, to me, greedy (I helped with a tender late last year - it was very one sided and arrogant - good luck CoCT). They have spent a fair bit of money (maybe R100m) on projects that are idle and, to my estimation, unlikely to be very productive; just to run them for say 5 years will cost another R100m or so.
My view, take advice and lessons from municipalities that have done some things successfully (even though they may be ANC controlled) or get out of the kitchen - let the private sector do it and just buy the power on an equitable basis. Co-operate and compromise rather than dictate.
