Environmental rule for smaller solar plants may be eased South Africa has had intermittent power outages since 2008 South Africa is considering exempting the construction of renewable-power plants of as much as one gigawatt in size from requiring a license to ease outages that are curbing economic growth and sapping the popularity of the government, […]
Power Politics: Gwede Mantashe Insists on Fossil Fuels When Solar Can be ‘Insanely Cheap’
It is hard to explain the South African government’s commitment to fossil fuels, given the country’s problems with drought and the fact that solar power gets cheaper by the day. It is also difficult to fathom what the government’s plans are with regard to a just transition. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe […]
Red tape thwarts South Africa’s green energy potential
Based on the government’s plan to add 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of as yet unprocured wind and solar capacity in 2022, the next auction could attract more than $2 billion in investment, a analysis of industry estimates found JOHANNESBURG: World-leading renewables companies are lining up to invest in South Africa’s energy sector and help remedy a […]