The
result
–
issued
on
schedule
today
and
at
roughly
the
same
scale
as
expected
–
offers
encouragement
to
developers
and
manufacturers
that
are
keen
to
see
South
Africa
emerge
as
a
beach-head
for
the
sub-Saharan
renewables
market.
The
amount
of
both
PV
and
wind
capacity
handed
out
was
at
the
high
end
of
the
government’s
ceiling,
suggesting
the
presence
of
a
strong
pool
of
competitive
bids
and
of
projects
the
authorities
believe
will
offer
significant
benefits
to
the
local
economy.
The
Department
of
Energy
allocated
seven
wind
projects
totalling
562.6MW…
