Whether it is for reasons of carbon footprint, a just energy transition, cost-effectiveness or reducing the impact of load-shedding, it is widely agreed that for SA and the planet, renewable energy needs to be a much greater part of the energy mix.

However, a continued lack of energy and electricity policy certainty, and ongoing mixed messages from the various levels of government, are hindering the rollout of renewable energy at the kind of scale needed to make a meaningful impact on load-shedding...