Standard Bank's PowerPulse could totally remove power supply issues for businesses

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Rentia van Tonder and Berrie de Jager of Standard Bank join Alec Hogg to discuss PowerPulse, a new digital platform introduced by Standard Bank that provides alternative energy solutions by connecting clients with appropriate power suppliers. As Alec Hogg says, the shift from centralised to decentralised power generation could not come at a better time. Earlier in the week, state-owned power utility Eskom confirmed that an explosion at unit 4 of its Medupi power station caused “extensive damage” to a generator. With years of electricity supply challenges already behind us, business owners will surely be only too happy to take matters into their own hands, but as our guests explain, we're not out of the woods just yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Aug 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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