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Article highlights:
- The large-scale deployment of renewables can reduce SA’s emissions by 60% in an economically viable way, a new study shows.
- But the transition will be costly – about R6 trillion is needed over 30 years, with more than half directed to the power sector.
- As much as 190GW of renewable energy capacity must be added to fully decarbonise the power sector by 2050.