South Africa's blackouts force solar-powered town to life in the dark
Frankfort started using locally produced energy in February to lessen the impact of crippling nationwide power cuts
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Frankfort started using locally produced energy in February to lessen the impact of crippling nationwide power cuts
A South African town has been left fuming after a legal battle with a state-owned power utility forced its solar plant to dump desperately needed electricity in a country suffering a record energy crisis.
A court in South Africa has ruled in favour of Eskom in a case that involves shutting down part of a solar plant in order to comply with Eskom's planned outages
Frankfort and other parts of Mafube municipality in the Free State have solar energy they can’t use because of Eskom’s objections.
Eskom has reportedly threatened to disconnect the town if it does not stop the project pending Nersa’s decision on its legality