A shortage of supply and rising prices of copper will hamper SA’s efforts to add renewable energy to the grid to replace coal-fired power stations
A looming copper supply gap may prove a serious hurdle to achieving energy transition and carbon emission goals that have been set by countries as part of global efforts to limit global warming to within 1.5 °C and 2 °C by 2050, according to a report by analytics firm S&P Global.
A shortage of supply of the crucial transition metal could also pour cold water on SA’s efforts to rapidly add vast amounts of renewable energy to the grid to replace coal-fired power stations that have to be decommissioned over the next few years...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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