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The main manufacturer of Africa - South Africa - continues to suffer from loadshedding During a visit to the South African countries, the AREA delegation, headed by the responsible government secretary Andrei Gromov and a member of the board of the Association, the director of IBACYulia Berg visited South Africa. In the Southern Republic of Continent, a meeting was held with the African co-chair of AREA and the head of the African United Business Confederation (AUBC) George Sebulela. The main topic was the discussion of energy projects on solar generation and the installation of battery storages in regions such as Mpumalanga, Gauteng, quasulu-nalal, and the western Cape. To date, the energy network of South Africa is considered the most powerful, but it also encounters loads that significantly exceed its capabilities. The modernization of energy networks can improve the situation, the cost of which is estimated at several trillion rands (ZAR). To do this, the country would have to turn to active participation of foreign investors. Without ensuring modernization of the network and construction of new capacities, the country is faced with regular power outages, which is why households and business are forced to actively use emergency diesel generators. In addition, South Africa produces 2/3 of all electricity of the continent and maintaining such volumes taking into account systemic difficulties and aging of the energy system is becoming more and more problematic. #AREA#Africa#SouthAfrica#energyAfrica