The City of Cape Town has taken its first leap toward energy sustainability by awarding the tender for its very first solar plant, the groundbreaking Atlantis Solar Photovoltaic Plant.
Unfortunately, a lot of what keeps us safe these days depends on electricity, like alarm systems, security cameras, motorised gates, and electric fencing.
Lights out at Cape Town Airport. Baggage being offloaded manually. @ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/Oth7FUuHL8
— Wesley Petersen (@WesleyPetersen) October 27, 2015
If you’re welcoming an international visitor to Cape Town today you might have a rather awkward conversation starter on your hands.
The world’s second most populous country has had more than half of its territory left in darkness after a massive failure by three of its major power grids, one failing for the second time in as many days.