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Chinese Company Targets South Africa With Renewable Energy Solutions Despite Difficulties Weaning off Coal

by Njenga Hakeenah
Dongguan-based Hinen Solar is the latest Chinese new energy company to enter the South African market in a bid to help remedy the country's worsening power woes. Image via Hinen.

China’s Hinen Group is expanding into South Africa with a promise to make renewable energy accessible and affordable for everyone, according to the company’s Country Manager, Andy Zhou Xiang Yang.

Hinen Solar South Africa is launching in the Southern African nation that has found it hard to wean itself off coal. This is a hurdle in the country’s shift to renewable energy.

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