(par 9.7.2.6 ) SA – Country Commercial Guide – Energy
Energy https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/south-africa-energy This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data. Overview Government Intervention The South African economy has been experiencing frequent bouts of load shedding (the local term for rolling blackouts) which has negatively impacted local industry and economic growth. To tackle this long-standing problem, Mineral […]
(par 9.7.2.6.3) Why the World Bank Shies Away From Energy Efficiency
Why the World Bank Shies Away From Energy Efficiency http://www.internationalrivers.org/blogs/227/why-the-world-bank-shies-away-from-energy-efficiency Peter Bosshard: Thu, 08/08/2013 – 2:44pm Decentralized renewable energy projects are highly effective at reducing energy poverty. Energy conservation and efficiency improvements are the cheapest way to close the gap between energy demand and supply. Too bad such measures don’t fit the business model of […]
(par 9.7.2.6 ) What is the Energy Crisis?
What is the Energy Crisis? http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-solutions-to-the-global-energy-crisis.php The energy crisis is the concern that the world’s demands on the limited natural resources that are used to power industrial society are diminishing as the demand rises. These natural resources are in limited supply. While they do occur naturally, it can take hundreds of thousands of years to […]