Addressing the Energy Crisis in South Africa: City of Cape Town

<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The South African landscape and Electricity Supply Industry is changing rapidly, and as the market evolves, the incentive for municipalities to procure their own power becomes more evident.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Decarbonisation owing to climate change, is a key motivation to transition to green energy but as electricity costs accelerate and loadshedding increases, municipalities are forced to ‘future-proof’ their strategies in order to provide access to affordable, sustainable energy for all. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It is possible to overcome the energy crisis in South Africa and build a sustainable energy future. Solutions do exist and some are leading the way.<br /> <br /> In this episode we first look at how the City of Cape Town is dealing with the energy crisis whereafter we take a broader look at the Transformation of the Electricity Supply Industry in South Africa.<br /> <br /> Guests:<br /> Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director for Energy at City of Cape Town<br /> James Beatty, Chief Executive Officer at Enpower Trading<br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Join the Future Cities Africa Newsletter: <a href="http://eepurl.com/ikZ-Uz"><span class= "s1">http://eepurl.com/ikZ-Uz</span></a></span></p>