Change to SA-content requirements angers solar panel industry
The 65% local-content requirement on aluminum frames was waived on May 12
27 May 2021 - 16:14
Plans to buy emergency power, already the subject of a court challenge, faces fresh controversy after a local-content requirement for solar-panel frames was scrapped subsequent to the award of the tenders.
The 65% local-content requirement on aluminum frames for photovoltaic panels was waived by the department of trade, industry and competition on May 12...
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