{"id":2212,"date":"2021-11-04T07:36:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T07:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cassavatechnologies.com\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2023-02-07T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:50:00","slug":"dpa-partners-with-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cassavatechnologies.com\/dpa-partners-with-x\/","title":{"rendered":"DPT partners with X, Alphabet&#8217;s Moonshot Factory, to virtualize South Africa&#8217;s energy grid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, DPA announced a partnership with X to virtualize the power grid in South Africa and develop digital grid tools to promote energy resilience and low carbon power in the country.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"cz_btn_left cz_mobile_btn_center gradient_btn btn_box_shadow\"><div class=\"cz_99353_p clr wpb_animate_when_almost_visible fadeIn\"><a id=\"cz_99353\" class=\"cz_99353 cz_btn cz_btn_txt_move_right cz_btn_no_fx cz_btn_icon_after\" href=\"https:\/\/dpaafrica.com\/distributed-power-technologies-to-work-with-x-alphabets-moonshot-factory-to-virtualise-south-africas-electricity-grid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><strong>Read More<\/strong><i class=\"fa czico-134-arrows-6\"><\/i><\/span><b class=\"cz_btn_onhover\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><i class=\"fa czico-134-arrows-6\"><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clr\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 50px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distributed Power Technologies (DPA) in South Africa is working with X (formerly known as Google X), Alphabet\u2019s moonshot factory to facilitate the just energy transition and enable reliable electricity access for the country. 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