Featured in Head pointed toward the sun – 10-2013

Primarily large-scale

South Africa: The fundamentals for the rapid expansion of the PV market in South Africa appear to be in place. A project pipeline of over 1 GW has developed under the governments REIPPP scheme. The first project was grid-connected last month. What future is there for PV beyond the subsidized, large-scale market?

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Jonathan Gifford

01 Oct 2013

On a drive through the QwaQwa region, approaching the mist shrouded Drakensberg mountains, the impact that solar technology has made on lives in the region is clear. The former homeland is comprised of many tens of thousands of small houses, often poorly connected to utility services, standard in many parts of the world and the …

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