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In answer, South Africa has launched a series of trailblazing green projects designed to tap its abundance of renewable energy sources, including the first concentrated solar power plants in Africa, and a fiercely competitive procurement program that has helped to halve the cost of solar and wind energy in just three years.
The Cabinet's approval marks an important milestone in the nation's transition towards sustainable industrial growth and development. The initial draft of SAREM was published in March 2022. It served as the foundation for the final version which was released in December 2023.
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