Are South Africas blackouts a green turning point?
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Worsening energy blackouts are crippling South Africa. They\\u2019re being caused in part by an over-reliance on ageing coal-fired power stations which can\\u2019t produce enough electricity. The government has an ambitious plan to rapidly build up solar and wind power by opening up the grid to private providers. But it\\u2019s facing opposition from the coal lobby.
Will this electricity crisis be the thing that finally pushes South Africa to implement its climate plan? And can it be implemented in a way that treats all South Africans equally, and doesn\\u2019t unfairly benefit a rich minority?
Presenters Sophie Eastaugh and Luke Jones are joined by: \\nDr Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, expert in South Africa\\u2019s Just Energy transition, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands \\nSteve Nicholls, Head of Mitigation at the Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa\\u2019s \\nElna Schutz, freelance journalist who spoke to businesses in and around Johannesburg
Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com
Producer: Laurence Knight \\nResearcher: Matt Toulson \\nProduction Coordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed \\nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis \\nEditor: Richard Vadon\\nSound Engineer: Tom Brignell
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