96% of load shedding could've been avoided if renewables plan didn't stall in 2016 - report | Fin24 - News24

An additional 5GW of renewable energy capacity would have gone a long way to help Eskom reduce load shedding in 2021 by 96%, while saving the power utility R2.5 billion, a study by Meridian Economics shows.

If the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPPP) had not stalled in 2016, load shedding may have been reduced by 96.5% in 2021. This would have also saved Eskom R2.5 billion, a … [+353 chars]

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