Green Energy | Clean energy generation initiatives

JOHANNESBURG - As the country enters the 16th year of blackouts, there are several alternative power sources that could be explored.

Embedded generation is the production of electricity from smaller-scale power stations, and here at home these projects lie outside of the formal government procurement programme.

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But there is an option that offers funding for embedded generation, renewable energy projects.

We got further details on this from Lungile Tom, head of Project Finance at the Development Bank of South Africa.