Congratulations South Africa

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Being a part of the recent drive towards renewable energy implementation in South Africa, I feel proud that the decision makers put the citizens first instead of any narrow interests of one or another sector. Its a tough job to put the right policies in place, one which I don’t envy at all, yet when we look back in ten years time hopefully we will mark the implementation of this Feed in Tariff as the turning point of an exciting journey towards carbon free energy generation.

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Why is SAA Buying Coal?

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Engineering News reports that South African Airways is publicizing a tender to purchase coal for their boilers that will heat up their hangars during the winter. This is quite absurd especially when the South African government is pushing renewable energy to replace fossil fuels wherever possible.  Solar energy has been used to heat up boilers for decades on financially viable terms.

There needs to be a more coordinated effort amongst the various departments of the South African government so that their purchasing power can be used to move towards a carbon free economy. The same edition of Engineering News reports that Climate change could halve Southern Africa’s cereal crop output. which is a direct result of coal based power generation.

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