A glimmer of light

摘要

IN THE CONTROL room of Scatec Solar in Cape Town Johan Badenhorst gazes at the six monitors on the wall. The screens display the status of the firm's 16 plants in 11 countries. The three in South Africa are doing nicely, producing enough energy to power 93,000 homes. Problems are rare, says Mr Badenhorst, Scatec's senior control officer, before correcting himself: once a bird dropped a tortoise on a solar panel, smashing the glass.