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Rethinking the global electricity debate: why reliable power matters for economic growth

By Ronald Stein, Robert Jeffrey and Olivia Vaughan - posted Tuesday, 14 January 2025


South Africa's electricity policy must prioritize reliable, cost-effective, and scalable solutions. Key considerations include:

By leveraging its coal and nuclear resources, South Africa can ensure electricity security, drive economic development, and position itself as a global leader in advanced technologies.

  1. Grid stability: Allocate the true costs of grid upgrades to each technology to avoid hidden subsidies.
  2. Diversification: Balance unreliable electricity from renewables with dispatchable electricity sources like coal and nuclear.
  3. Risk management: Account for the economic risks of supply variability and unmet demand.
  4. Long-term planning: Focus on technologies that support industrial growth and export potential.
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Ronald Stein is co-author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Clean Energy Exploitations. He is a policy advisor on energy literacy for the Heartland Institute, and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, and a national TV commentator on energy & infrastructure with Rick Amato.

Robert Jeffrey is an economist, business manager and energy expert. He has masters degrees in economics and holds a PhD in Engineering Management. He was on the economic round table advising the South African Reserve Bank.

Olivia Vaughan holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Law and a MBA and operates across key sectors in the circular economywith focus on sustainable systems and the built environment. She lives in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

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