ESY4801 ASSIGNMENT 3 OF 2025
Evaluating the Role of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Achieving South Africa’s Energy Transition Goals
**Course:** Energy Systems (ESY4801)
**Assessment 3 (2025)**
**Lecturer:** Mr XP Yokwana
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Abstract
The energy sector in South Africa is at the crossroads, balancing the urgent need to decarbonize, ensure energy security, and improve social equity. This report examines the role of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES)—dual or multiple than two renewable technologies—in enabling South Africa’s energy transition, as foreseen in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and Just Energy Transition (JET) policies. I