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WORLDVIEW: Switching to renewables won’t solve Eskom’s problems
In a recent piece on Eskom, The Economist suggested SA could solve the crisis by switching to independent power producers (IPPs) and renewables. It's wrong.
By Felicity Duncan
In a recent piece on the Eskom disaster, The Economist suggested that SA could solve its electricity crisis by switching to a system that prioritises independent power producers (IPPs) and renewables. Eskom, says the magazine, should give up on coal and cut its losses on some of the big projects it has underway. Instead, the government should open up the market for IPPs and encourage renewable energy projects.
There are two reasons to think that this approach could work, and two big problems with it.
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