Current Projects
JUSTPATH South Africa: Mpumalanga Just Transition Pathways
Developing integrated energy-economic models to assess just transition pathways in Mpumalanga, focusing on coal phase-out, socio-economic impacts, and policy options to inform national climate action and the JETP.
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MAGC Main Phase
The largest high-resolution study of residential apartment consumption of electricity and water.
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High Spatial and Temporal Resolution End-use Electricity Demand Projection Model
The project develops detailed regional and sectoral electricity demand forecasts for South Africa to improve long‑term planning and support energy transition modeling and integrated resource planning.
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Re-Integrate: Transdisciplinary Integrated Assessment of Climate-Compatible Energy Strategies
Re-Integrate builds integrated energy-economy-environment models to inform AU-EU climate strategies, with UCT developing a provincial energy model of South Africa, focusing on the Western Cape and City of Cape Town.
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LEAP-RE4AFAGRI: Renewable Energy for African Agriculture
LEAP-RE4AFAGRI develops multi-scale modelling and business models linking renewable energy, water, and agriculture to support sustainable farming, poverty eradication, and climate-compatible development across Africa.
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Past Projects
Modelling Future Electricity Demand in the Western Cape Province
Forecasting electricity demand of large power users in the Western Cape to guide municipal energy resilience planning and infrastructure needs.
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Net zero CO2 emission pathways for South Africa
Collaborative modelling by CSIR and ESRG for the PCC defines net zero pathways for South Africa by mid-century, assessing energy transitions, socio-economic impacts, and policy measures to support a just transition.
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