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This week:
South Africa must move very rapidly towards green energy, climate webinar hears
Royal Bafokeng Platinum’s 30 MW solar power study close to completion
And, Platinum surplus forecast to reduce significantly
The ratio between green energy and brown energy in South Africa needs to move very rapidly in favour of green energy.
Presidential Climate Commission and Institute for Security Studies Africa senior research associate Dhesigen Naidoo:
Royal Bafokeng Platinum, which delivered record dividend-yielding earnings and production 2021, is close to completing its renewable energy study on the building of an embedded 30 MW photovoltaic power plant.
Royal Bafokeng Platinum CEO Steve Phiri:
The platinum surplus in 2021 is forecast to reduce by 47% in 2022 as Covid-related and operational disruptions gradually settle, the World Platinum Investment Council states in its Platinum Quarterly.
World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Trevor Raymond:
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