S Africa to extend renewable-energy programme into rest of Africa

The South African Department of Energy (DoE) plans to extend its renewable-energy programme to the rest of Africa over the next five years. Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson told the South African International Renewable Energy Conference (Sairec) in Cape Town on Monday that government and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) had made great strides in rolling out renewable-energy projects in South Africa in five short years.