How SA is losing out on its own renewables boom
Local manufacturers that were ‘burnt before’ need clarity on procurement
14 August 2023 - 19:46
Imports of solar panels and energy storage have increased exponentially over the past year as SA’s load-shedding crisis intensified.
While this bodes well for the country’s transition from coal-powered generation to renewable energy, it has also been a missed opportunity for local manufacturing, said Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, a senior economist at Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and the facilitator of the SA Renewable Energy Masterplan...
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