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ARTICLE · 29 APRIL 2025

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Commentary: South Africa's Energy Transition

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In his first 100 days in office, U.S. President Donald Trump made several globally controversial executive decisions, not least the on-again, off-again tariffs.

South AfricaEnergy and Natural Resources
Zaeem Soofie
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Powering ahead after the U.S. 'Pulls the Plug' on the Just Energy Transition Plan

In his first 100 days in office, U.S. President Donald Trump made several globally controversial executive decisions, not least the on-again, off-again tariffs. With markets still reeling, the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Accord for the second time and the U.S. pulling out of South Africa's 'Just Energy Transition Plan' (JETP), a crucial initiative aimed at shifting the country's economy away from coal-dependent energy towards cleaner, renewable sources, seemed already relegated to yesterday's news.

Undeterred, South Africa recently adopted the Renewable Energy Masterplan (SA-REM). Guided by the updated 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which envisages 29.5 GW of new capacity by 2030, SA-REM is another step towards sustainable energy security and growth in critical areas of the renewable energy value chain.

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