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GREEN ECONOMY

Beyond the build: Green jobs in SA’s renewables industry

South Africa's green economy promises millions of jobs by 2050, driven by renewable energy projects. However, an investigation reveals that while construction phases generate…

  • Refilwe Mochoari
  • Thabo Molelekwa
8 min read
The solar panels are going up. The wind farms are being commissioned. The investment is flowing. The problem? The wires to carry all that electricity don't exist yet and the unit deciding who gets access to them still sits inside the organisation most conflicted by the answer
ENERGY TRANSITION

Africa's clean energy future is stuck in grid traffic

South Africa, rich in solar and wind resources with billions ready for investment, faces a critical bottleneck: a severe lack of power lines and an opaque grid access queue. This…

  • Heinrich van der Walt
5 min read