Is renewable energy an economically viable option for South Africa?South Africa focuses primarily on the production and production of energy from coal mining. Although this is very effective and has been used for a long time. The problem is that fossil fuels are limited due to the time it takes to create them over millions of years and the tones of pressure that must be applied to form them. The process in South Africa goes as follows: first deep mines are dug to reach and obtain all the fossil fuels, which is a big negative aspect due to the high risk of injury and death cases, one of the other negative aspects is also which has a big impact on the environment with all the unwanted dust and soil with poisonous compounds in it, because being so expensive to ship and transport to an area where you can get rid of it is expensive, which leads the mining sectors to dump it next to or near the mine. The fossil fuels are then shipped to various power plants. They are then used to create heat to produce steam which then turns a turbine. After that, the ash that remains is not renewable and cannot be used in any way unless it has been "washed". Another downside is that the carbon dioxide released destroys one of our most important layers of protection against the sun's rays. There is only so much fossil fuels. South Africa's economic situation is at its lowest levels ever, with the Rand having fallen to R10.44 against the Euro. This makes the pursuit of renewable energy alone very expensive for the government, the private sector and the citizens of South Africa. As wind turbine prices top R1 million, renewable energy options for South Africa are slowing. If renovation......middle of paper......the government can turn old power plants into places to set up commercial and hostile businesses can help pay for new renewable energy plants that can lead to much greater attention will be paid to the education of workers at the various power plants. If South Africa transitioned from old to new power plants, many lives and businesses could be improved and controlled. I think that the economic level of South Africa is now good enough to get all the technology and there would also be enough money for research to improve the knowledge of renewable resources, therefore making it a very good option for South Africa to get these new resources. In conclusion, think that if more money is spent on renewable energy, the economic value of South Africa will increase and increase with investors, which will lead to even more money that can be spent on finding more options for the future.