South African cities are fighting for their renewable energy
That year, desperate to find a solution, Cape Town announced plans to buy its own energy from independent renewable energy sources. The cost of the fall and the exponential growth of renewable energy technology they have made it possible. Amazon will announce it recently built his own solar farm To feed its data centers in South Africa and thus isolate them from disruptions in the national network. If companies can do it, why can’t cities?
The answer lies in a complex network of regulations and restrictions. The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, in consultation with the South African National Energy Regulator, has the sole decision-making power where South African citizens get their energy, how it is sold and what source it is used to create. In practice, this gives Eskom, the state’s supplier, a monopoly on energy production and supply.