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OPINION | Microgrids could become an important tool in South Africa's efforts to restore energy security, considering that we're fast running out of available grid capacity, writes nickhedley.

There are many reasons for South Africa's economic stagnation over the past 15 years. But the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy deserves special mention for the outsized role it has played.

Four years ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa decided to merge the departments of energy and mineral resources into a single entity, which is now headed by his ally, Gwede Mantashe. Like its predecessors, the combined department has crippled two of the most important sectors of the economy. Take the mining industry, which was once the backbone of the South African economy and labour market.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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