Wind and solar power require favourable weather conditions. Here is how much renewable generating capacity South Africa would need to rid itself of Stage 6 power cuts.
Their extremely low carbon emissions mitigate global warming and makes solar and wind energySolar and wind power however have obvious drawbacks. The main one is that their operational capacity entirely depends on the weather. Furthermore, solar energy production is linked to the day-night cycle, with maximum efficiency around noon.
In theory, with South Africa’s wind and solar resources superior to other countries with 100% renewable electricity ambitions, this should be a relatively easy target to reach. But other countries are often grid connected to neighbours with significant power production. This means they can draw on these when weather conditions are unfavourable.
A target of 50% electricity from renewables is however perfectly feasible. It’s the minimum that the country should aspire to. Even theConsidering the climatic advantage, the fraction of electricity generated from renewable energy technologies is surprisingly low. Despite this small fraction, there isto renewable developments in some quarters. Some sectors have interests in maintaining the coal-dominated status quo.
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