Table of contents

Executive summary
1.
Context: The South African and Western Cape energy picture
1.1
The South African energy picture
1.1.1 Oil and liquid-fuel supply
1.1.2 Electricity supply
1.1.3 Electricity supply shortages
1.1.4 Climate change concerns
1.1.5 National energy laws and policies
1.2
2.
3.
The Western Cape energy picture
The Cape Town energy picture
2.1 Methodology
2.2 Overview of Cape Town’s energy supply and demand
Energy breakdown by sector
3.1 Residential
3.2 Commercial
3.3 Industrial
3.4 Transport
3.4.1 Passenger transport
3.4.2 Freight transport
3.5
4.
Local government/authority
Cape Town’s optimum energy future
4.1
Scenarios
4.1.1 A ‘business as usual’ scenario
4.1.2 Cape Town’s optimum energy future overview
4.2
Optimum energy interventions
4.2.1 Electricity efficiency interventions
4.2.2 Transport efficiency interventions
4.2.3 Renewable energy supply interventions
4.3
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Effects of carbon tax and peak oil
5. City of Cape Town policy and regulatory framework
6. Recent Cape Town statistics
7. References
8 List of abbreviations used