Rob Jeffrey: Renewables not SA’s panacea – time to put country first
Rob Jeffrey says it is time for South Africa to break away from the vested idealistic or financial interest driving the large renewables expansion schemes.
Rob Jeffrey says it is time for South Africa to break away from the vested idealistic or financial interest driving the large renewables expansion schemes.
With the right regulatory and policy frameworks in place, solar and wind technologies can continue to realise cost reductions to 2025 and beyond, says the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Renewables will overtake natural gas as the dominant source of electricity generation in the US in 2031, even without subsidies as wind and solar costs plunge.