FINAL WORD so , supporting its move towards a growing and greener economy .
Wind currently represents the best response to address the blackouts that are crippling the nation and mitigate the risk of a grid collapse . With the right incentives and policies , renewable energy sources , particularly wind power , could rapidly help to resolve some of the country ’ s most challenging energy problems . By investing in dispatchable power , grid expansion , grid stabilizers , and energy storage , South Africa will create a resilient foundation for clean energy expansion .
These efforts will contribute to faster development and integration of new power generation plants into the national grid while addressing issues with the integration of intermittent power sources like solar and wind , while contributing to a reduction of the country ’ s dependence on coal-fired power generation , representing today still more than 80 %.
South Africa is endowed with tremendous potential for wind power generation , which is now the most economically competitive form of generation in the country , alongside photovoltaic solar power . Furthermore , it is the fastest to deploy .
A wind project today , takes , from contract signed to production , just 24 months , compared to several years or even decades that nuclear or fossil-fuel power plants take to plan and develop , and at a fraction of the
South Africa is endowed with tremendous potential for wind power generation , which is now the most economically competitive form of generation in the country .
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