South Africa opened its bid round for private companies to launch renewable energy projects to supply power to the national grid. The government said in a statement that it would begin analyzing proposals for wind, solar, small hydropower, and waste-to-energy projects.
Rumor also has the country looking into a Desertec-type project by calling on investors to acquire solar power from the Kalahari Desert.
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