South Africa's solar power potential going to waste
South Africa is making efforts to increase the use of solar photovoltaic energy. But it’s happening at a very slow pace.
Solar photovoltaic contributes less than 5% to the country’s energy mix, despite the sunny climate, which is very...
Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the worst of load-shedding is behind South Africa and that the end of the rotational power cuts is "within reach".
Ramaphosa made these remarks in his 2024 State of the...
China added Eskom-sized small-scale power in a year
On the rooftop of his home beside green onion and wheat fields in China’s Shaanxi province, Li Lifeng has installed dozens of solar panels that glisten in the winter sun.
For the past five years, he’s been among more than 2.4 million Chinese...