Peoples Dispatch is now BreakThrough News. We've teamed up to bring you more voices from people's movements across the globe. VISIT BREAKTHROUGH NEWS → https://breakthroughnews.org

Coal
Inflection point: Renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuels Punto de inflexión: la energía renovable es más barata que los combustibles fósiles

Por primera vez, la energía solar y eólica son ahora más baratas que el carbón, el gas natural o el petróleo, y son las opciones más rápidas para instalar nueva generación de electricidad.

Inflection point: Renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuels Inflection point: Renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuels

For the first time, solar and wind energy are now cheaper than coal, natural gas, or oil, and are the quickest options for installing new electricity generation.

Amid record power outages, South Africans now brace for hike in electricity prices

South Africa’s national energy regulator has approved an 18.65% hike in electricity tariffs by state-owned electricity utility company Eskom. The decision comes amid record power outages and a years-long energy crisis