‘Sustainable power’ and ‘renewable sources’ are appealing buzzwords often used in captivating phrases related to energy stability in South Africa. However, the fact remains that these would be impossible to efficiently implement without first achieving energy efficiency, which is regarded as the ‘world’s first fuel’ by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Ndivhuho Raphulu, director at the National Cleaner Production Centre, South Africa (NCPC-SA), delves deeper into the concept of energy efficiency and its impact on the local economy:
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