Germany went overboard on renewables — SA must steer a different path

Both Eskom and Sasol were inspired by German innovation. Now Germany has a different kind of lesson to teach us

04 September 2022 - 00:00 By Vuslat Bayoglu

No country has, or should have, the vision of a hermit. Countries learn from each other by replicating what has worked and avoiding what hasn’t.  Ideally, each country should take only the best foreign practices and adapt them to its own circumstances. ..

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