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The Booming Renewable Energy and Green Technology Sector in South Africa

We are faced with more environmental problems every year. Learn how green technologies have the potential to ensure environmental protection and efficient use of resources based on the concept of sustainability.

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Cleantech and Greentech is a rising star in the Western Cape, South Africa. Atlantis is the home of the Greentech Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Situated on the West Coast of South Africa, just 40 kilometers from Cape Town, the Atlantis SEZ capitalises on the province's booming renewable energy and green technology sector. The Mother City is also home to the Atlantis Greentech SEZ, the only Greentech SEZ in Africa, it is expected to attract R3.7billion (US$262million) in investments over the next two decades.

Get a deeper insight in to the SEZ in the interview with Dr. Pierre Voges, acting CEO of the SEZ Atlantis, what are the trends, for which companies is an SEZ an option and what incentives are out there to deal with the local context in this emerging market.

Watch the interview here (02/2021)

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