New Delhi, April 15 -- About 85 per cent of South Africa's electricity is produced by burning coal. The country's move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out. To this end, the South African cabinet recently approved the country's first renewable energy masterplan, which sets out what's needed to establish new renewable energy industries. Ricardo Amansure of the Centre for Sustainability Transitions researches the move towards renewable energy and how communities can benefit from this. He explains what the masterplan aims to achieve, what problems it might face and how it can succeed.

What is the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan? It is an industrial strategy that sets out how South Africa can set up a...