In a remote corner of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, the village of Upper Blinkwater once grappled with the challenges of energy shortage, like many other rural communities across the African continent. However, an inspiring transformation has taken place, shedding light Read the full story
(Previously in Transform SA Edition 33) Although renewable energy systems are costly to implement, they cannot be equivalent to the diabolic cost of recurrent load shedding on our economy. We recognize that our country has an abundance of coal, but Read the full story
Energy poverty is a thing of the past for approximately 130 households in the informal settlement in Zandspruit, west of Johannesburg. Schneider Electric South Africa recently provided close to 130 solar systems to light up the lives of community members, Read the full story
For a community in deep rural Limpopo, a successful and on-going partnership between the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science (Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment) and Schneider Electric South Africa has ensured that Read the full story