eSwatini calls for solar power bids to ease reliance on Eskom
The government wants the country to produce 100% of its own power by 2034
10 June 2019 - 18:40
The kingdom of eSwatini has called for bids to build 40MW of solar power capacity to reduce reliance on SA’s troubled state power firm, Eskom.
The kingdom, formerly known as Swaziland, imports 80% of its electricity from SA, where the cash-strapped national supplier has implemented some of the worst rolling blackouts in years and has needed a state bailout to survive...
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