Towards the later part of 2007, Sustainable Energy Africa undertook a broad investigation into the potential of renewable energy for South Africa, as well as the potential of saving electricty through modest changes to industry and residential practice.

The study drew on experts in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency.  The outcomes of this investigation were quite surprising:

Over the past 2 years, a group of energy experts have been engaged in putting together a book which examines the energy situation in South Africa.  This book will be published later this year.   The title of the book is Electric Capitalism: Recolonizing Africa on the Power Grid, edited by David A McDonald, HSRC press (Cape Town) and Earthscan (London), in press.

One of the chapters focuses on renewable energy, authored by Liziwe McDaid.

The Climate Change Communication Project built the capacity of some of the people of the Succulent Karoo around issues of climate change; more specifically in seven of the SKEP Priority Areas, namely the Bushmanland Inselbergs, Namaqualand Uplands, Central Namaqualand Coast, Knersvlakte, Hantam Tanqua Roggeveld, Central Breede River Valley and the Central Little Karoo.

In 2009, we are building on this base and working with two pilot communities, Wuppertal and Sutherland, to assist them in choosing an intervention that will help them to adapt to climate change, address their social and environmental needs, and lead to economic empowerment for the community groups.

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