Abstract
Electricity is an essential basic need that the South African government needs to pay special attention. A continuous or uninterrupted supply of electricity is essential for industrial production and economic growth and development. Since South Africa is overly reliant on coal fired electricity generating technologies which are environmentally damaging, the move towards green energy technologies to form part of the electricity generating matrix is highly desirable not only to reduce environmental pollution, but also to increase the supply of electricity to meet rising demand. However, the adoption and implementation of green energy projects has not been that easy and progress has been far from satisfactory. This study was therefore consummated to assess the effectiveness of installed green technology in the area of Pinetown in Kwazulu-Natal. The study also investigated the technological challenges affecting the implementation of green energy projects in SME sector in Pinetown Kwazulu-Natal. Furthermore, the study also examined as to what extent technological challenges are affecting the use of installed green technology in the selected area of Pinetown in Kwazulu-Natal. This was followed by exploring strategies that could be implemented to improve effectiveness of installed green technology in Pinetown. A quantitative research approach was adopted. Data collection for this study was performed by distributing and collecting a structured survey questionnaire to respondents. Data analysis for this research was performed using SPSS.
Highlights
Since the later part of 2007 South Africa has experienced electricity blackouts and Eskom officially launched load shedding in January 2008
The significance of this study would be to examine how much of a challenge it would be to implement green technology so as to mitigate the effects of load shedding in system provide members of the project (SMEs)’s and the challenges associated with the implementation green energy technology in the Pinetown area of KZN
This study explicitly examined the problem of lack of progress in the implementation of green energy projects due to technological challenges
Summary
Since the later part of 2007 South Africa has experienced electricity blackouts and Eskom officially launched load shedding in January 2008. Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya, Department of Public Management & Economics, Durban University of Technology, South Africa The significance of this study would be to examine how much of a challenge it would be to implement green technology so as to mitigate the effects of load shedding in SME’s and the challenges associated with the implementation green energy technology in the Pinetown area of KZN It was predicted in Journal or Energy in Southern Africa, Volume 19, No 1 (2008) that the demand for electricity in South Africa was likely to outstrip demand and the hardest hit would be entrepreneurs and small businesses. The predicament that South Africa found its self in was a combination of factors which are listed below (but not limited to the list below) (Cohen, M., & Burkhardt, 2015): An unprecedented rollout of electricity to the masses by the new government after the inception of democracy
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