Chaotic leadership leaves South Africans in the dark

Extensive load-shedding, lack of grid capacity, failing coal-fired power stations, lack of progress in clean power procurement, and even vandalism have prompted various South African government departments to take renewables generation into their own hands, seemingly without any overarching plan, as Bryan Groenendaal reports.

Issue 07/08 - 2023 | Beyond solar

Minister in the presidency responsible for electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, visited one of Eskom’s coal power plants in March.

Photo: GovernmentZA/GCIS

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