The founder and chairman of Irish green power developer Mainstream Renewable Power resigned after comments last week that Africa’s energy transition was being held back by a lack of education in "tribal societies." O’Connor made the comments while speaking on a panel about the energy transition at the Dublin Climate Dialogues. The company went on to develop some of the first offshore wind farms in the UK as well as green energy projects in South America and Africa. In South Africa, the company operates at least eight projects, including solar and wind farms in the Western Cape and Northern Cape. The company has about 1.4 gigawatts of solar and wind projects operating or under construction and 12.5 gigawatts of projects in various stages of development.

Source: News 24 May 27, 2021 10:52 UTC