R120-billion clean power boom

Mail and Guardian 27 January 2012.

Will renewable energy be the growth catalyst this decade that the World Cup was in the last?

On March 5 bids will be called for the second round of renewable energy projects, in which an estimated R60-billion of projects will be approved. In conjunction with the bids approved in November 2011, this will bring 3 750 megawatts (MW) of alternative energy on to the grid within the next three years at a total cost of R120-billion…

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-27-r120bn-clean-power-boom/

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