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Just upstream are jobs : mapping South Africa's wind manufacturing potential
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128701 Just upstream are jobs : mapping South Africa's wind manufacturing potential Rathupetsane, Alboricah Tokologo Swilling, Mark Mohlakoana, Nthabiseng Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Centre for Sustainability Transition. Remanufacturing -- Economic aspects -- South Africa Renewable energy sources -- South Africa Energy development -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH SUMMARY: South Africa’s transition to a decarbonised economy brings with it the opportunity to expand the renewable energy (RE) sector to other job-inducing industries, like the manufacturing of RE components. The study recognised the gap in the literature on RE industrialisation and its surrounding themes, particularly in the South African context. The study, therefore, explored the potential for establishing a RE manufacturing industry in South Africa with a focus on wind technology. The study combined literature about industrialisation, economic transformation and renewable energy industries to identify the prevailing themes. As a result, the literature analysis dissected the role of localisation policy and the effect that the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has on RE industrialisation. Furthermore, the study explored the emergence of RE manufacturing businesses through partnerships between local actors and global firms, thereby utilising the concept of strategic coupling from the global production network (GPN) framework. The three modes of strategic coupling were investigated: indigenous coupling, international partnerships and production platforms to gain a perspective on what each type means for the South African industry and identify where institutional work can improve the positionality of local actors. The research also made use of an exploratory case study to gather empirical data on a South African wind manufacturing joint venture (JV) company. Using the participant observation method of inquiry, information about the project was gathered over six months. The study distinguished between the external and internal enablers of and barriers to the manufacturing project. Of the six themes used to frame the external aspects, access to finance was found to be the most limiting barrier. Moreover, the research revealed that while South Africa has various financing institutions, including ones with developmental mandates, accessing these solutions requires significant capital injection, which is very challenging to source. The internal or inter-firm investigation focused on how the process of learning between the partners and the effect that learning has on trust and control measures affects the relational quality of the partners, which, in turn, affects the progress of the project as well. The study also identified the supply chain opportunities that an operating wind manufacturing facility could bring to domestic industries, and which of these have higher or lower barriers to entry. Finally, the study found that based on the capacity of the studied JV, twenty-nine direct jobs were created onsite (excluding executive positions). In addition, five indirect jobs were created, which made up the business support functions. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suid-Afrika se oorgang na ’n koolstofvrye ekonomie skep die geleentheid om die sektor vir hernubare energie (HE) uit te brei na ander werkskeppende bedrywe, soos die vervaardiging van HE-komponente. Die navorsing het die leemte in die literatuur oor HE industrialisasie en sy verwante temas, veral in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks, geidentifiseer. Die navorsing het dus die potensiaal ondersoek vir die vestiging van 'n HE-vervaardigingsbedryf in Suid-Afrika met 'n fokus op windenergie. Die navorsing het literatuur oor industrialisasie, ekonomiese transformasie en die hernubare energiebedrywe gekombineer om die heersende temas te identifiseer. Gevolglik het die literatuurontleding die rol van ’n lokaliseringsbeleid en die effek wat die Onafhanklike Hernubare Energie Kragprodusenteverkrygingsprogram (OHEKVP) op HE-industrialisasie het, ontleed. Daarbenewens het die navorsing die ontstaan van HE-vervaardigingsondernemings deur vennootskappe tussen plaaslike rolspelers en globale firmas, en sodoende die konsep van strategiese koppeling as deel van 'n globale produksienetwerk (GPN)-raamwerk gebruik, ondersoek. Die volgende drie wyses van strategiese samewerking is ondersoek: Inheemse samewerking, internasionale vennootskappe en produksieplatforms om 'n perspektief te verkry ten opsigte van wat elke soort samewerking vir die Suid-Afrikaanse industrie beteken en te identifiseer waar institusionele werk die posisie van plaaslike rolspelers kan verbeter. Die navorsing het ook gebruik gemaak van 'n verkennende gevallestudie om empiriese data oor 'n Suid-Afrikaanse windvervaardiging gesamentlike onderneming (GO) maatskappy in te samel. Deur die deelnemerwaarnemingsmetode van ondersoek te gebruik, is inligting oor die projek oor ‘n tydperk van ses maande ingesamel. Die navorsing het onderskei tussen die eksterne en interne instaatstellers van en hindernisse tot die vervaardigingsprojek. Ten opsigte van die ses temas wat gebruik is om die eksterne aspekte te bestudeer, is gevind dat toegang tot finansiering die mees beperkende hindernis is. Verder het die navorsing aan die lig gebring dat hoewel Suid-Afrika verskeie finansieringsinstellings het, insluitend die met ontwikkelingsmandate, vereis toegang tot hierdie oplossings ’n aansienlike kapitaalinspuiting, wat baie uitdagend is om te verkry. Die interne of inter-firma ondersoek het gefokus op hoe die proses van leer tussen die vennote en die effek wat leer op vertroue en beheer het, die verhoudingskwaliteit van die vennote beinvloed, wat op sy beurt ook die vordering van die projek beinvloed. Die navorsing het ook die voorsieningskettinggeleenthede geidentifiseer wat 'n bedryfswindvervaardigingsfasiliteit vir huishoudelike nywerhede kan skep, en watter van hulle hoer of laer toegangshindernisse het. Ten slotte het die studie bevind dat op grond van die kapasiteit van die bestudeerde GO, nege-en-twintig direkte werksgeleenthede op die perseel geskep is (uitgesonderd uitvoerende poste). Boonop is vyf indirekte werksgeleenthede geskep, wat die besigheidsondersteuningsfunksies verteenwoordig het. Masters 2023-02-15T20:15:44Z 2023-11-16T08:51:53Z 2023-02-15T20:15:44Z 2023-11-16T08:51:53Z 2023-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128701 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiv, 93 pages ; includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Remanufacturing -- Economic aspects -- South Africa Renewable energy sources -- South Africa Energy development -- South Africa UCTD Rathupetsane, Alboricah Tokologo Just upstream are jobs : mapping South Africa's wind manufacturing potential |
| title | Just upstream are jobs : mapping South Africa's wind manufacturing potential |
| title_full | Just upstream are jobs : mapping South Africa's wind manufacturing potential |
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| title_short | Just upstream are jobs : mapping South Africa's wind manufacturing potential |
| title_sort | just upstream are jobs mapping south africa s wind manufacturing potential |
| topic | Remanufacturing -- Economic aspects -- South Africa Renewable energy sources -- South Africa Energy development -- South Africa UCTD |
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