South Africa’s Green Energy Ambitions

South Africa’s Green Energy Ambitions

Africa’s largest power producer is buying into solar, wind and hydro projects as part of efforts to change the energy mix and spur on large-scale investments. While South Africa remains heavily reliant on coal-fired fuels, an innovative financing package helped construct the first concentrated-solar power (CSP) plants in a developing country – a technology that’s boosting economic growth, minimizing carbon dioxide emissions and giving people long-term sustainability. The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has this story on how communities are being shaped from the classroom upwards – by granting prospects for individuals to gain steady jobs with exciting career prospects.

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