Eskom is in crisis. Proposals exist to triple electricity prices and build new power stations. But what about the poor? And the environment?
In the final episode of The Big Debate in this series, we ask: Can we meet our energy needs affordably and without destroying our planet?
ENERGY SHOW PART1
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ENERGY SHOW PART2
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ENERGY SHOW PART3
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ENERGY SHOW PART4
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ENERGY SHOW PART5
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Hi, my name is Dayalan Chetty and I am the CEO of a company called Green Age Energy Ltd in Johannesburg South Africa.
We are launching our product a Solar Wind Hybrid Co-generator that can produce sustainable energy providing electricity off-grid, meaning we can provide electricity currently where there is none.
This energy is clean, noiseless and pollution free.
I have watched your debate and my comment is, the problem today is that we find the media talking, trying to address the seriousness of introducing renewable energy to save our environment and this is admirable – but unless our Governent plays a serious part by making the correct decisions and actualy doing something to allow the people to assist when they can it will not happen.
The problem is that Government appears to want change and appears to want to assist with the current environmental problems but when you knock on their door providing them with a sustainable solution the truth prevails that our Government is not interested at all.
There are a number of entrepreneurs that have sustainable solutions in small packages that can help our environment and current energy crisis but unless legislation allows it and a shift in the monopoly is allowed this is not going to happen. A number of entrepreneurs are spending or have spent huge amounts of monies in developing these solutions but when the time comes to actualy implement this into our system it is not allowed.
My point is that solutions exist a long time ago but we face a problem of greed and quasi monopoly and this needs to change!
What a fantastic debate I witnessed on The Big Debate. Granted, the climate change debate is rather complex and investment/capital outlay on greener energies (solar, wind, etc) is costly at present, we cannot ignore the present costs of burning of fossil fuels. We need to think ahead. People of the earth need to stand together & steer our development towards a better future for all.
Again, the Big Debate is an excellent programne. Please keep it going for weeks & months.