A new study by the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Presidential Climate Commission, National Planning Commission and National Treasurys SA-TIED programme concludes that green industrialisation represents South Africas lowest-cost route to energy security and net-zero emissions by 2050.
According to Chris Yelland , MD of EE Business Intelligence, who reported on the findings, the study offers the most detailed quantitative assessment yet of South Africas electricity transition. It combines energy system modelling, market analysis and financial diagnostics to test three possible pathways:
Yelland notes that, across all three scenarios, the analysis finds no trade-off between economic efficiency and climate ambition. The pathway most closely aligned with the Paris Agreement also delivers the lowest overall system cost, he explains.