South Africa can’t wait to get started with its CSP build

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South Africa looks towards the development of local content and the rapid construction of CSP sites whilst addressing the challenges of water scarcity and steel supplies.

By Tom Nevin

 

Extensive early work has already started on both of South Africa's pioneering CSP sites “to ensure a shorter construction period and to make sure we meet our June 2014 full power output completion date”, says Rentia van Tonder, head of Green Industries at South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

 

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