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  "id": 4656035,
  "title": "Cape Town signs R8bn solar deals to cut Eskom reliance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/cape-town-signs-r8bn-solar-deals-to-cut-eskom-reliance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-31-cape-town-signs-r8bn-solar-deals-to-cut-eskom-reliance/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cape Town has signed its first power purchase agreements with independent solar producers, securing 70MW from plants in Atlantis and Philippi over 20 years at prices expected to be below Eskom’s rates",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GroundUp",
        "title": "Cape Town desalination plans delayed while water demand soars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/cape-town-desalination-plans-delayed-while-water-demand-soars",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:14:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}