With alternative energy solutions in high demand, can SA’s greentech startups seize the opportunity?
As South Africa’s national power provider Eskom goes through its seemingly never-ending challenges which have plunged the country into literal darkness, the demand for alternative energy sources is surging [pdf]. In December 2021, energy minister, Gwede Mantashe, stated that the South African government had allocated $2.8 billion in contracts for 25 renewable energy projects to the private sector to […]