Renewable energy in South Africa has attracted 193bn rand ($13.2bn) in private sector investment since 2012.

The 92 projects selected so far under the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer’s Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) total a contribution of 6.32GW of capacity to the national grid.

At a recent conference in Cape Town, South African Wind Energy Association chairperson Heather Sonn spoke of the value renewable energy brings to the economy when she confirmed that “53.2bn