Southern Africa
South Africa’s Blackouts: Solutions Lie In Solar And Battery Storage, And An End To State Monopoly
It would be possible to solve the peak power problem in three steps.
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Rolling blackouts are costing South Africa dearly. The electricity crisis is a barrier to growth, destroys investor confidence and handicaps almost every economic activity. It has raised input costs for producers and retailers, and has triggered a new round of inflation and interest rate increases.
Any solution will obviously
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