Integrated Resource Plan

This article is about South African plan. For planning methodology, see Integrated resource planning.

The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is a plan aimed at estimating South Africa's electricity demand. It takes into account how the demand of electricity will be met and the expense of such a demand.[1] The plan refers to electricity generation and expansion programmes.

In formulating the National Development Plan, the Department of Energy gazetted the Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030 (IRP 2010) in March 2011; this forecasted the energy demand for the 20-year period. In October 2019, IRP 2019 was gazetted; this updates the energy forecast from 2019 to the year 2030.[2][1] In 2023, a draft IRP 2023 plan was released for the period 2030-2050.[3]

  1. ^ a b Mantashe, Samson Gwede (2019). IRP 2019 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-29.
  2. ^ "Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr - The Integrated Resource Plan 2019: A promising future roadmap for generation capacity in South Africa". www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. ^ "Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 December 2023 | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2023-12-14.