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JOHANNESBURG – South Africa continues to shift to solar energy.
It’s a potential solution to the country’s power crisis, but also brings some unique challenges.
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Experts are raising concerns about future hazardous waste from discarded solar panels.
This issue is compounded by South Africa’s limited capacity to manage electronic waste, particularly the reuse, recycling, or safe disposal of solar components.
Susanne Karcher, coordinator of the SRI SA project discussed this with eNCA.