Wind industry bottlenecked by grid, transmission delays

The most urgent challenge for the wind industry is unlocking grid capacity, but the complete unbundling of State-owned transmission company the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) from State-owned electricity utility Eskom Holdings, which is equally important, appears to have stalled, says green energy company G7 Renewables. South Africa is aiming to liberalise the electricity market through the implementation of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM), which is intended to launch as soon as April 1, 2026, G7 Renewables CEO Dr Kilian Hagemann explains.