South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) and the growth of its commercial and industrial renewable energy space is a good blueprint for the development of projects in the rest of Africa. “There are phenomenal opportunities for growth in the African market. There are many areas in sub-Saharan Africa that lack access to electricity and present a substantial opportunity for renewable energy to fill that void,” says independent power producer (IPP) Pele Green Energy (PGE) senior project developer Anesu Gwata.
