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This Chapter highlights renewable energy developments and the various energy initiatives. It briefly discusses the international perspective on capacity shortages as well as the sources of economic damage.
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Pollet, B.G., Staffell, I., Adamson, KA. (2016). Structure of the Energy Sector in South Africa. In: The Energy Landscape in the Republic of South Africa. SpringerBriefs in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25510-1_5
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