South Africa’s energy crisis has far-reaching negative effects on water supply. Energy and water are intertwined.
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Installing enough solar panels and battery storage to see a household through a week without sunshine isn’t yet financially possible.
Economic and energy policymakers are responsible for increasing both demand for and supply of electricity. There must be a surplus of energy which will encourage economic growth.
South Africa envisages the gradual closure of older coal plants, mostly located in Mpumalanga. Can these coal fields be turned into renewable energy hubs?
Centrally switching water heaters on and off at specific times can distribute the demand for electricity and lead to energy saving.
A closer look at the supposed successes of Brian Molefe at South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, shows that they are not what they have been made out to be. They are paper thin.
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