Wind and solar farms in South Africa are 57% cheaper than gas plants for bulk electricity supply according to research.
The social costs of fossil fuel combustion are about R550-billion a year, according to a new report
With a good business model, the power utility can move to reliable, cost-effective clean energy, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development
South Africa has been ranked the second worst performer of the G20 non-OECD member countries, behind Saudi Arabia, for its lack of transparency and continued support for fossil production, fossil-fuel based power and consumption of fossil fuels
The country is among the G20 countries who have invested in electricity produced from coal, oil and gas at the cost of addressing climate change