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Cheaper When the Sun Shines and Costly When It Sets

South Africa spent years rationing electricity after dark. It is now curtailing solar at noon. According to News24’s report on SAPVIA and NTCSA tariff talks , curtailment instructions rose from roughly 100 a month to more than 1,000, and the compensation backlog peaked near R2 billion before being cut toward R1.5 billion.

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