In October 2019, IRP 2019 was gazetted; this updates the energy forecast from 2019 to the year 2030.
[1] The stated objectives of the IRP are: In December 2023, Cabinet approved the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023.
The plan includes significantly altered metrics that forecast a change in the electricity demand projection for the period 2030-2050; some of which are the cost of implementing new power generation technologies, shutting down of coal plants after 2035 and Eskom's forecasted energy availability factor.
[3] The present-to-2030 horizon is based on how far along current REIPPPP projects are in bringing electricity onto the grid.
[3] The 2031-2050 horizon focuses on implementing different types of stable and sustainable energy supply, and carbon capture.