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Article: South Africa: SA needs longer-term renewable energy targets to reach energy independence.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Byline: prashant03
In the short-term, South Africa could provide between 10% and 20% of it s national power requirement, solely from wind power, and if certain constraints were lifted, and longer-term targets set, even more renewable energy could be produced, and provide energy security for the country.
For South Africa to reach energy independence, it must have longer-term targets. It would be a great leap forward for the country if it took on longer term targets, Mainstream Renewable Power CEO Eddie O Connor told Engineering News Online.
He explained that companies would not commit to foreign direct investment in renewable energy manufacture ...