SA’s renewable energy divide: where are the jobs?

SA’s renewable energy divide: where are the jobs?

As households and businesses with capital increasingly move towards renewable energy (solar + batteries), Eskom is left serving a shrinking base of paying customers while remaining responsible for electricity as a social good. This dynamic places upward pressure on tariffs, weakens cross-subsidisation, and fuels a growing perception that renewable energy benefits only those who can afford it. According to Mzansi Energy Consortium, left unaddress…