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South Africa's solar panel imports hit new record
- brentstevenson1 3y agoSouth Africa's solar momentum is inspiring! Impressive to see record-breaking solar panel imports - a positive step towards a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.
- botanical 3y agoTo put this into perspective, the R234 billion ($12.67 billion) coal-fired Medupi Power Station¹ generates at full capacity 4800 MW. And here, 2200 MW of generation capacity was added at the cost of R12 billion ($650 million) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medupi_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medupi_Power_Station
- hunglee2 3y agothe failure of Eskom may inadvertently catapult South Africa into the forefront of decentralised energy production. Imagine residents producing and consuming their own energy, without need for a centralised grid, it's an exact description of the atrophying of the state
- eesmith 3y agoThe state existed long before electricity, and the government does far more provide electricity. The end of apartheid was a far greater reduction of government power and influence, but did not atrophy the state.