The City’s mayoral committee has approved the most recent international technical assistance offered to the City for a variety of projects, including net-zero carbon, solar and energy sustainability.
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The City has a long-standing relationship with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and it is currently receiving assistance from the GIZ in the form of an Embedded Generation Advisor as well as seconded project managers to help with the implementation of projects funded by the C40 Climate Finance Facility (CFF).
The C40 CFF projects include Green Infrastructure and Improved Catchment Management, Paardevlei Solar Farm and Net Zero Carbon Municipal Buildings.
The Energy Directorate has been in discussions with the German Development Bank (KfW) about technical assistance for the City’s Power Utility Reform programme. In accordance with the City’s newly approved Energy Strategy, the Power Utility Reform programme aims to develop a transformation plan for the utility to enable high-quality and cost-effective service delivery, with a focus on the City’s core mandates.
This will allow for optimised and effective infrastructure investments, financial resilience, and procurement from a more diverse energy generation portfolio at optimised costs.
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‘The City’s planned energy projects require a significant amount of resources including technical assistance and world class expertise that several of our international partners including the GIZ and KfW are generously availing,’ said Mayco member for energy, Beverley Van Reenen.
‘We welcome this fresh boost in technical assistance that is valued at over R4 million. It will not only go a long way in supporting our urgent energy programmes in line with our Energy Strategy but will also provide opportunities for knowledge exchange and international best practices that stand to benefit Cape Town.’
‘The latest technical assistance in principal agreements also comes on the heels of the World Bank technical support to the City through targeted technical assistance to a number of directorates including Energy, Future Planning and Resilience, and Water and Sanitation. We are overjoyed at the confidence that global partners have in the City as we move towards more diversified and sustainable resource management to enhance Cape Town’s resilience.’
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