{"id":55040,"date":"2023-11-14T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/?p=55040"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:40:57","slug":"tourists-return-to-south-africa-urging-green-solutions-for-electricity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2023\/11\/tourists-return-to-south-africa-urging-green-solutions-for-electricity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists return to South Africa, urging green solutions for electricity crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the past 16 years South Africans have dreaded rolling power cuts euphemistically dubbed \u201cloadshedding\u201d. These are caused by the ailing state power entity Eskom\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-64594499\">crumbling infrastructure<\/a>&nbsp;and its over-reliance on ageing and poorly maintained&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csir.co.za\/sites\/default\/files\/Documents\/Statistics%20of%20power%20in%20SA%202022-CSIR-%5BFINAL%5D.pdf\">coal-fired power stations<\/a>. Loadshedding has worsened in 2023, with some areas experiencing power cuts for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/south-africas-power-crisis-will-continue-until-2025-and-blackouts-will-take-5-years-to-phase-out-206343\">up to 10 hours a day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This crisis affects every aspect of the country\u2019s economy, including its vibrant tourism sector. Tourism is a vital contributor to the South African economy. In 2019 the country welcomed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/live.southafrica.net\/media\/299000\/south-african-tourism-annual-report-2020-21.pdf#page=14\">over 10 million foreign visitors<\/a>. The sector contributed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wttc.org\/news-article\/south-africas-travel-and-tourisms-growth-to-outpace-the-national-economy-for-the-next-10-years#:%7E:text=In%202019%2C%20the%20South%20African,represented%20a%20staggering%2055.6%25%20loss.\">up to 6.4%<\/a>&nbsp;of the gross domestic product along with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/live.southafrica.net\/media\/299000\/south-african-tourism-annual-report-2020-21.pdf#page=16\">1.5 million jobs<\/a>&nbsp;(9.3% of total jobs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/tourists-are-returning-to-south-africa-but-the-sector-will-need-to-go-green-to-deal-with-the-countrys-electricity-crisis-216650\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourists are returning to South Africa \u2013 but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country\u2019s electricity 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