# Cape Town has launched South Africa’s first metro-built hybrid power station in Atlantis, which is expected to save residents at least 400-million-rand over 20 years. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the Helderhoop solar and storage power plant will generate electricity at a lower cost than Eskom. He says the project forms part of the city’s efforts to reduce its reliance on Eskom and limit the impact of rising electricity costs on residents:
Cape Town launches SA’s first metro-built hybrid power plant [SOUND]
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