South Africa

5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Oct 27, 2022 by Kate Steele · said 9 times in 8 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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brought up most by Varun Sivaram (2), Scott Moskowitz (1), Nat Bullard (1), Michael Dunne (1), Kate Steele (1), Julio Friedmann (1), Jenny Chase (1), Dr. Melissa Lott (1)

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Everything said about South Africa, oldest first

Oct 27, 2022 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Steele: South Africa generates half of all African power, mostly from coal
“Half of the power generated in, in Africa is from South Africa. A lot of that is coal dominated as well.”
Kate Steele Oct 27, 2022 ▶ 9:16 Climatetech for developing economies
Dec 1, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Chase: Pre-2021 Fixed-Price Solar Projects Are Stranded in South Africa
“So, in South Africa, in some other geographies as well, you do have projects that have just been stuck in not preceding hell, because it, the economics no longer work for the contracts they're locked into.”
Jenny Chase Dec 1, 2022 ▶ 25:09 Unpopular solar opinions, 2022 edition
Jan 5, 2023 neutral
Prediction Held up
Friedmann: Ammonia power generation will be limited to select Asian economies
“I do think it's going to be unusual to It's going to be big in those economies, but not the rest of the world. India is not going to do this. The US is not going to do this. South Africa is not going to do this. They have other options. And so ammonia is a pow…”
Julio Friedmann Jan 5, 2023 ▶ 22:09 Ammonia: the beer of decarbonization
Feb 8, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Bullard: Developing markets face 11% to 13% energy cost of capital
“The adders onto the risk-free rate could be, Adjustments for currency risk. Adjustments for sovereign risk. And you'll be at the point where your cost of capital is 11% or 13%. Like, it does happen in markets like South Africa or like India.”
Nat Bullard Feb 8, 2024 ▶ 32:05 2024 trends: batteries, transferable tax credits, and the cost of capital
Apr 11, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Lott: China Produces 80% of Global Graphite
“60% of manganese comes from South Africa, China, and Australia, and China sources 80% of the world's graphite.”
Dr. Melissa Lott Apr 11, 2024 ▶ 20:23 The Big Switch: Are Batteries the New Oil?
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