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Umoyilanga will operate as one of South Africa’s first virtual power plants, combining solar, wind and battery storage across two sites 900km apart to deliver reliable, dispatchable electricity to the national grid. Photo: EDF power solutions/Oxpeckers
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Rooftop solar: South Africa’s next power station?

South Africans’ backup power systems could become giant virtual power plants – if regulators clear the way

  • Thabo Molelekwa
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