South Africa eager to learn from India’s successes in promoting rural electrification, says Deputy President Mashatile

South Africa eager to learn from India’s successes in promoting rural electrification, says Deputy President Mashatile

South Africa is eager to learn from India’s successes in promoting rural electrification and integrating large-scale renewable energy projects, the country’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said.

The 62-year-old African National Congress leader was speaking at the opening of the New Development Bank’s ninth annual meeting of the board of governors under the theme ‘Investing in a Sustainable Future’.

The meeting that brought together the partners in the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India and China) concluded in Cape Town at the end of last week.