Africa’s biggest renewable power company said it would take years for South Africa’s electricity supply woes to ease after the government’s bias toward coal led to the collapse of wind and solar energy equipment manufacturers.
South Africa is suffering its worst-ever power cuts as the ageing and poorly maintained coal-fired plants of state utility Eskom suffer frequent breakdowns. Under President Cyril Ramaphosa, the continent’s most industrialized country is now pushing for more renewable energy, but it’s still reliant on coal for more than 80% of its power.
During a five-year period when South Africa halted a program to acquire renewable energy for the grid, companies set up to make towers for wind turbines failed, and there is little local manufacturing capacity for solar panels.
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Karma
Wind and Solar is not going to cover the SA electricity demand. What we need is to get Brulpada and Luiperd online ASAP and start building gas power plants. Its cheap to build and burning gas doesn't have much carbon emissions. Wind and Solar must contribute but not replace.