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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

electricity access

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South Africa

Build One South Africa Warns Eskom’s 36% Tariff Hike Could Endanger Low-Income Households

  Build One South Africa says Eskom’s proposed 36-percent electricity tariff increase could force low-income households to turn to unsafe energy alternatives, putting their health and safety at risk. The party has deployed representatives to energy regulator, Nersa’s public hearings nationwide to express their opposition to the increase. BOSA spokesperson, Roger Solomons, argues the tariff increase will exacerbate inequality and threaten the survival of small businesses:  

todayNovember 20, 2024 19

South Africa

Power cuts have hit South Africa’s labour market hard: the biggest toll has been on jobs – new research

      By Haroon Bhorat, University of Cape Town and Timothy Köhler     Access to electricity – measured by the share of individuals who use electricity as their main energy source – has significantly improved in lower-income countries in recent decades. Thanks to large-scale rural electrification and infrastructure development programmes, 90% of the population in these countries had access by 2021, up from about 74% at the turn […]

todayMay 30, 2024 28

South Africa

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

      By Ricardo Amansure, Stellenbosch University   The South African government’s Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by 2027. It aims to include all communities and workers who will be affected by the energy transition. The plan says everyone should have access to electricity through a mix […]

todayMay 10, 2024 24

Environment

76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how

    By Christiane Zarfl, University of Tübingen and Rebecca Peters, University of Tübingen   Over half of Africa’s people – about 600 million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access can be extended without adding to global warming by relying on fossil fuels. We – a team from Rwanda and Germany who work in the field of renewable […]

todayMarch 19, 2024 50

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