Renewables of all sizes are now set to play their section in South Africa but it’s at the smallest scale that the nation may see the biggest social changeAround 14% of South Africans don’t have electricity,according to statistics from the World Bank. Amid rising demand, even those connected to the grid face energy access problems, or notably frequent power cuts.“The demand for electricity is growing at a sustained rate in an environment where the development of the network of distribution cannot meet the demand, says Giovanni Di Ielsi, who oversees retail trade operations in South Africa for Enel Green Power, and a subsidiary of energy multinational Enel.
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Source: theguardian.com