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South Africa faces the possibility of record electricity shortages and catastrophic scenarios such as a complete grid collapse.
South Africa’s courts are likely to set a high bar in cases brought against the government’s most recent state of disaster declaration.
South Africa’s minister of finance should have used the bailout of Eskom to fast-track its split and introduce the private sector into the electricity sector.
South Africa’s energy crisis has far-reaching negative effects on water supply. Energy and water are intertwined.
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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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in Engineering, Chair in the Internet of Things, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor and Water Management Expert, University of South Africa
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Researcher, University of Oxford
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Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria
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Research Associate, Stellenbosch University
