Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2013 | Page 42

STRATEGIES

BY KEN GAFNER

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The future of energy is here
ower in South Africa is predominantly generated in large coal - burning power stations. Each kilowatt-hour of electricity consumes 1.42 litres of water, produces 161g of ash and puts enough CO2 into the atmosphere to fill a 1kg CO2 fire extinguisher. This makes South Africa one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions worldw