Yes! That's one of the key insights we explored at length in our new South Africa miniseries, which you can find right here: xenetwork.org/ets/category...
South Africa’s economic development now depends heavily on leaving behind its coal-fired legacy electricity system and making a “just transition” to renewables.
Chris Nelder
Rooftop PV helps South Africa pass one year without loadshedding" at www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/02/r...
The build-out of rooftop solar, alongside lower demand and rising tariffs, are said to have helped South African utility Eskom surpass one year without loadshedding.
