Energy crisis: Banks’ solar loans bonanza
Households and businesses are borrowing to invest in alternatives as load-shedding bites
05 March 2023 - 07:52
South African businesses and households are increasingly borrowing to invest in solar panels and other energy-generating equipment to help them escape load-shedding.
FNB, a subsidiary of financial services group FirstRand, said increasing numbers of customers were seeking credit to reduce their reliance on the national grid...
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