The Ministry of Energy is to start implementation of a new rural electrification project in March 2011, officials have said.

The government's integrated resource plan (IRP), expected to be released in September, has had little input from consumer groups and civil society.

Solaire Direct SA managing director Ryan Hammond believes it's only a matter of three years before renewable energy becomes cheaper than traditional fossil fuel electricity.

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