Shocked: Green energy and energy export, but no affordable electricity

South Africa's encouragement of renewable electricity and the push for green hydrogen, driven by global demand, raises a critical question: Will this energy transition truly benefit local communities, or will it simply create a new form of resource exploitation?

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New Agenda South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy
Published
2025-10-07
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https://doi.org/10.14426/na.v98i1.3039
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Global Energy Security and Policy
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Shocked: Green energy and energy export, but no affordable electricity

Martin Nicol
New Agenda South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy
Global Energy Security and Policy
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Shocked: Green energy and energy export, but no affordable electricity

Martin Nicol
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Abstract

South Africa's encouragement of renewable electricity and the push for green hydrogen, driven by global demand, raises a critical question: Will this energy transition truly benefit local communities, or will it simply create a new form of resource exploitation?

New Agenda South African Journal of Social and Economic PolicyVol. 98(1)
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Global Energy Security and Policy
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