While Chinese companies have been involved in Africa’s energy industry for years, particularly in hydro-electricity and fossil fuel extraction, the rise of China’s involvement in the continent’s renewable energy sector is relatively recent and an area ripe for further research. New research, which aims to better understand China’s investment in South Africa’s renewable energy sector, will help provide some answers. Lucy Baker, from the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex and Wei Shen, from the Institute of Development Studies, have received a fellowship to better understand the drivers and obstacles to the expansion of Chinese renewable energy activities in South Africa.
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