Ethan van Diemen 
Long after the advent of democracy, the residents of the Swartkopdam community changed their lives in darkness and cooking over fires with a solar-powered microgrid. In the heart of the Kalahari, away from the noisy world, lies a small settlement called Swartkopdam. For decades, this close-knit community of 40 or so homes has been without … Read more
On Friday morning, Eskom marked another milestone in its foray into the world of decentralized energy systems by launching a small containerized electrification project in a remote corner of the Northern Cape. At the end of 62km of locomotive-packed road followed by 90km of unforgiving, rocky gravel road, the tiny tower of Swartkopdam has long … Read more
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