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Are the people of the Transkei more switched on than us?

15 August 2019 By Alan Straton

During a recent trip through the Transkei down to Hole in the Wall I was astounded at the number of homes – traditional and modern – and schools with Solar Panel installations.

Admittedly most of the homes had a single panel for a light and charge controller to charge a battery but even so the impression was that the people of Transkei had arrived in terms of renewable energy.

Transkei Solar Panels
Solar Panel on a Traditional Home in the Transkei

You can help the quiet revolution along by installing an EV Charging station outside your Guest House, Hotel, Coffee Shop, Restaurant, Shopping Centre or in your forecourt. Contact Straton Electrical for EV Charging Station options.

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.
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