A mix of wind, solar photovoltaics, and some natural gas would be more cost-effective than Inga 3 for South Africa and the DRC.
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Solar power technology has huge potential for Africa. But there are some barriers.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma seems to be making a final push to secure the nuclear power deal before his tenure comes to an end. But it won’t be easy.
Small-scale renewable energy projects have tremendous potential to power rural areas in the DRC. Rural areas in the country have very little access to electricity.
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Research Associate at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and at a research unit on Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM), University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher at the Chair of Climate Policy at ETH Zürich, ETH Zurich
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Smith Conservation Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara