The world's set for failure on energy goals as millions of people still struggle without electricityThis image shows Tokyo as well lit, but many people do not have access to universal electricity supply as stated in the Millennium Development Goals. READ: SA falling behind on renewable energyDespite the growth in renewables, the agency found that current policies would see renewable energy generation make up only 21% of total energy generation by 2030. Renewable energy is clearly a much better option than coal or nuclear, but the South African government has not yet fully embraced renewable energy," Sibisi added. Greenpeace lauded the signing of the contracts and encouraged the government to scale up renewable energy. Renewable energy sector player Greenbyte recently announced that China was the first country to pass 100GW in installed solar power capacity.

Source: News 24 May 04, 2018 08:15 UTC