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.
- Grid stability: Allocate the true costs of grid upgrades to each technology to avoid hidden subsidies.
- Diversification: Balance unreliable electricity from renewables with dispatchable electricity sources like coal and nuclear.
- Risk management: Account for the economic risks of supply variability and unmet demand.
- Long-term planning: Focus on technologies that support industrial growth and export potential.
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About the Authors
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.