Five essential reads on why South Africa is failing to keep the lights on.
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In parts of Australia that are already very hot, we show how climate change is driving inequities even further – in housing, energy security and health.
The 2012-2015 power crisis was the most intense, protracted and severe in the history of Ghana.
If South Africa fails to implement the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan, it will lead to the demise of Eskom as an energy producer as users turn to alternative electricity sources.
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’s dams are overflowing but the country is still facing water supply challenges.
South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme has the potential to restore energy security and eventually reduce power prices.
Eskom’s CEO talks debt, power cuts and green energy.
Southern African countries have been slow in embracing solar energy but this is changing.
Renewable energy sources won’t make a decisive impact to alleviate South Africa’s power shortage for at least five years.
Nigeria’s unreliable power supply comes with a triple challenge of social, economic and environmental costs.
When South Africa finally emerges from COVID-19 inadequate electricity supply will be once again rear its head.
Here’s how spinning metal can smooth out the spikes in renewable electricity generation.
Ghana’s experience is a cautionary tale for countries that find themselves in a situation of having too much electricity at any given point.
South Africa isn’t having an honest debate about proposals to fix its power utility Eskom, and the role that renewables might play.
Top contributors
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher in Renewable Energy, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Professor at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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EPSRC Fellow, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and Co-Director at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of Pretoria
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Professor in Engineering, Chair in the Internet of Things, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Dynamics, University of Nottingham
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Senior researcher, urban sustainability transitions, environmental governance and resilience, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Energy Researcher, University College Cork
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Consulting Economist; and Senior Research Fellow University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
