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Nearly half of the projects awarded under the re-launch of South Africa's renewable power purchase programme have failed, two government sources told Reuters, undermining plans to use wind and solar to ease the nation's power crisis.
The Competition Commission welcomes the decision of the Competition Tribunal of 12 August 2020, that confirms as an order the settlement agreement between the Commission and a Gauteng based panel beating company.
A dozen projects, with a combined capacity of more than 1 000 megawatts, remain hamstrung because of increases in financing and other charges, said Globeleq CEO Mike Scholey.