UKZN in bright idea partnership to find load-shedding solutions

Campus will be used to test new power innovations at scale, which can then be used across South Africa

03 July 2025 - 04:30

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) will become the first South African university powered mainly by renewable energy, with 10,000 solar panels across five campuses, in a pilot project that could help Eskom explore ending load-shedding nationwide...

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