SA solar energy future shines bright

The future of solar power in South Africa was brought to light on Wednesday 25 January after Solarplaza, a Dutch-based company, held its first South African conference at the Sandton Convention Centre. The company aims to form links with solar energy businesses and markets around the world, startting with its most recent venture onto South African soil.

“People need solar service,” said Edwin Koot, chairman and CEO of Solarplaza, “people need it in a simple way”. In the case of South Africa, enough investment in solar energy ventures would have the potential to curb the country’s dependency on coal as a means of producing electricity, and instead switching to a photovoltaic solar system, or PV system, of producing electricity.

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