EDITORIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
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‘In the first quarter of 2019, the economy contracted by 3.2%; with energy making a negative contribution to the GDP. Key factors behind the decline were load shedding and the high electricity price. Faced with an old generation infrastructure and an Eskom in crisis, we must invest in new generation capacity,’ said Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, at the 2019 Windaba conference.
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