MOST, IF NOT all, political parties contesting the national general elections on May 29, 2024, are finding themselves at the crossroad of energy crisis solutions. There is a lot of empty talk about how much new renewable energy projects has contributed to ending the surge of load shedding, but this is not true.
Renewable energy technology is in its infancy. Let’s give credit where it is due. We are enjoying almost two months of no load shedding, because our coal, diesel and nuclear power plants are the main base-load energy sources that are responsible for keeping the lights on.
Yes, renewables remains our government energy policy priority. Unfortunately, the energy generated by renewable energy independent power producers cannot, at this stage, be transmitted to the national grid unless it is…
