Pretoria
will
push
the
30
June
cut-off
back
by
at
least
two
weeks
due
to
“logistical
issues
on
the
government
side”,
according
to
Ompi
Aphane,
deputy
director
general
at
the
Department
of
Energy.
The
deadline
concerns
the
1.4GW
of
projects
awarded
last
December
alongside
the
UN
climate
talks
in
Durban.
State-owned
utility
Eskom
is
understood
to
be
moving
sluggishly
when
it
comes
to
signing
power
purchase
agreements.
The
extension
reflects
South
Africa’s
genuine
commitment
to
fostering
a
renewables
boom
in
Africa’s
largest
economy.
And
while
some
observers
still
fear
the…
