Is Renewable Energy Viable to South Africa?

In this article I will explain whether renewable energy is economically viable in South Africa. When discussing this topic, there are many factors to consider, such as the cost of building the source and the cost of running the source. We also need to consider how much power is being generated from these sources and whether this is sufficient to support South Africa's energy use. One of the two main problems with renewable energy is the available energy they generate compared to other forms of non-renewable energy.

Winkler (2003) argues that renewable energy and energy efficiency are important to mitigate the economic, social and environmental adverse effects of South African energy production and consumption. Renewable energy contributes relatively little to primary energy and energy consumption for commercial energy is low. Renewable energy is unlimited, so it's a good choice. Fossil fuel eventually exhausts the electricity that they currently rely on, so it will not run out. Another great advantage of using renewable energy is that many of them do not pollute our air and water by burning fossil fuels (Hick, 2007).

According to the wind energy statistics of South Africa in 2004, there are about 30,000 windmills in our country. Wind energy is one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources and is one of the cheap renewable energy available. It may quickly become the cheapest way to produce energy on a large scale, but it may be more expensive than other energy sources. In regions with adequate climatic conditions, ecological benefits make it a very acceptable energy source (Draper, 2006). (Draper, 2009) pointed out that the growth of green energy in South Africa is very large. Responding to the increasing demand for electricity in response to the pressure of climate change and reducing carbon emissions means to exploit the country's vast potential for wind and solar resources