To put this into perspective, the R234 billion ($12.67 billion) coal-fired Medupi Power Station¹ generates at full capacity 4800 MW. And here, 2200 MW of generation capacity was added at the cost of R12 billion ($650 million)
South Africa's solar momentum is inspiring! Impressive to see record-breaking solar panel imports - a positive step towards a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.
the failure of Eskom may inadvertently catapult South Africa into the forefront of decentralised energy production. Imagine residents producing and consuming their own energy, without need for a centralised grid, it's an exact description of the atrophying of the state
The state existed long before electricity, and the government does far more provide electricity.
The end of apartheid was a far greater reduction of government power and influence, but did not atrophy the state.