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Generating economic development from renewable energy: a city-level comparison of China and South Africa

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: South Africa's Renewable Energy (RE) Rollout at the National and Local level has been slow and contentious. The South African policy framework has sometimes been called intermittent, uncoordinated, and lacking coherence. This has led to much market uncertainties in the past causing businesses to suffer. Municipalities should have the power to generate new energy or procure energy, but the complexities related to licensing have often led municipalities to abandon RE generation or procurement entirely, leaving it for the national government. However, there have been 2 critical recent changes.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32364963

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Sustainable Development and Policies

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162144738

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