EDITORIAL: Leaving renewable energy in the dark will stunt growth
With load-shedding to continue for 18 months, power from new sources must be tapped if the economy is to recover
04 September 2020 - 05:10
As Eskom hit stage four load-shedding again this week, the prospects for economic recovery dimmed along with the lights.
With a 7% contraction in GDP forecast for 2020 it is estimated that due to the economic damage caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, it will take SA five years to recover to the GDP levels of 2019. Frequent load-shedding may put even that out of reach...
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