{"id":42539,"date":"2025-11-21T19:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42539"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:16:44","slug":"sa-drives-g20-push-for-clean-cooking-and-off-grid-energy-ramaphosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/sa-drives-g20-push-for-clean-cooking-and-off-grid-energy-ramaphosa\/","title":{"rendered":"SA drives G20 push for clean cooking and off-grid energy: Ramaphosa &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says over the past year, through the G20, South Africa has advanced the action plan for clean cooking, supported by off-grid energy solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa was speaking at the final pledging event of \u2018Scaling Up Renewables for Africa\u2019, in Sandton, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The pledge comes at the back of a year-long campaign, launched at the G20 Summit in Rio, to mobilise financing for clean energy, electrification, and clean cooking solutions across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED VIDEO | G20 Energy | Leaders reached consensus to elevate clean cooking<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G20 Energy | Leaders reached consensus to elevate clean cooking\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/834rsFQtb4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa\u2019s vast potential must be harnessed for the benefit of its people. He says this can be done through decisive action and global solidarity to accelerate the continents clean energy revolution. The event saw global countries making further pledges to Africa\u2019s energy fund.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today I had the great pleasure of delivering an input at the G20 Africa Investment Forum. Africa\u2019s minerals endowments, in addition to its energy (coal, gas, oil, wind, solar &amp; hydro) abundance means it is poised to champion the next industrial revolution. Africa\u2019s time is Now!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2ZlPKWegV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/j2ZlPKWegV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (@Kgosientsho_R) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kgosientsho_R\/status\/1991904840356712891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe world\u2019s most abundant renewable energy resources, as in solar, wind, and hydro. Yet some 40% of Africa\u2019s population has no access to electricity. This energy poverty impacts nearly every facet of life, from clean cooking to access to medicines, to quality education, as well as to economic activity. The scaling up of renewables in Africa initiative was born of the need to expand energy across the continent. We support an energy-secure future for Africa that harnesses the human and technological potential of the continent,\u201d says Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission says $2t was invested into clean energy last year, however, only 2% went into Africa. She says Africa needs more investment into clean energy, as the continent holds great potential in clean emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Von der Leyen adds that clean energy will in turn power economic growth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the eve of the G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit, it is a privilege to join you for the culmination of a year-long effort to expand energy access across Africa.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20SouthAfrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#G20SouthAfrica<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cyril Ramaphosa \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@CyrilRamaphosa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyrilRamaphosa\/status\/1991869699152642479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt means Africa\u2019s entrepreneurs can get online and get skilled jobs and stronger industries. It also means more opportunities for Africa\u2019s young people. For all these reasons, investing in Africa\u2019s energy future is the right choice and the smart choice. Europe has already made its choice and major investments in clean energy for Africa through our global gateway investment strategy including modern power grids, transmission lines to rural areas, batteries to store renewable once the sun goes down,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED VIDEO | G20 SA 2025: \u2018Nuclear energy transition needs financial commitment\u2019<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G20 SA 2025: &#039;Nuclear energy transition needs financial commitment&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9FDO121Upf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--begin code --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--end code --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#drives #G20 #push #clean #cooking #offgrid #energy #Ramaphosa #SABC #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says over the past year, through the G20, South Africa has advanced the action plan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42543,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42539\/revisions\/42543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}