South Africa's Push for Renewable Energy Import Tariffs Unites Labor, Employers, and Lobbyists
Though South Africa's switch to renewable energy sources is the most advanced across sub-Saharan Africa in terms of grid expansion, power generation, and job creation, the country doesn't yet have a significant domestic industry that can meet the advancing needs for renewable energy, argues Tapiwa O'Brien Nhachi, consultant at the regional Institute Law and Development, and critic of how climate carbon credits mechanism in Africa.