HLUMELO NCOPO | Wind technology points to better energy, employment future for E Cape: Later this year, the Eastern Cape will convene an investment conference with the aim of presenting investment opportunities that exist in the province.
Job creation is one of the leading variables in the awarding of renewable energy contracts. The Eastern Cape is ranking as one of the highest unemployment rate in the country will be interested in the job creation capacity of wind industry as a third of jobs in this sector are created through the manufacturing of components needed for turbines while two thirds are subsequently created in the construction, running and maintenance of wind farms.
Empowered with four universities, the province can leverage on the institutions train and skill youth in the management of wind farms, partnering with institutions charged with training and activating the provincial labour market. The province is also relatively industrial with proven capabilities in the automotive sector, with well-designed and targeted incentives, these capabilities can be repurposed for the manufacturing of wind technology components however, without a coherent provincial industrial strategy linked to the Integrated Resource Plan , this will not be possible. Policy making involves making trade-offs, rather than taking absolutist positions.
The Eastern Cape has less incentive to religiously defend coal in the energy policy and just transition debate as there is no coal value chain to speak off in the province but a lot of wind and sun to be taken advantage off.
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