Waste to energy could address twin whammy of energy and green crises
Lessons could be learnt from Malaysia that aims to build six new plants near big cities
16 May 2021 - 18:27
SA has a power deficit of about 21,000MW because of high demand exceeding available supply. This gap continues to widen, and is compounded by dilapidated infrastructure, lack of capital investment and mismanagement.
The Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) estimated that the economy costs of electricity disruption in 2019 were at least R59bn...
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