The City of Cape Town has drafted an Energy Strategy with the goal of ending load shedding in the city for good.
The strategy aims to add 1,000 MW of independent power supply, with the first 650 MW expected to go online within the next five years, protecting the city from four stages of load shedding by 2026.
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert built a private hydro-power plant on his farm, aiming to provide surplus electricity to the national grid.
Webber Wentzel, a South African law firm, has raised concerns about the government’s tax incentives for rooftop solar panels, calling them short-sighted and failing to understand the functioning of a complete solar energy system.
Several renewable energy projects in South Africa, selected by government over a year ago to address the country’s electricity shortages, are facing challenges in reaching financial closure.