Eskom has warned that there is an elevated risk of load shedding in the “coming weeks” as a shortage of generation capacity persists.
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Energy regulator Nersa appears to be stepping up the pace when it comes to approving the registration of new private power generation plants in South Africa.
Government has signed power purchase agreements for 150MW of capacity from private projects by developer Scatec that were selected a year ago.
The R135-billion Medupi power plant won’t ever make a profit because of delays, design defects and increasing opposition to coal-fired electricity generation, one of its funders said.
Karpowership said some government agencies have stalled its projects and their conduct isn’t conducive to creating an attractive investment environment.
Eskom has completed unit 4 at the Kusile power station, the long-delayed coal-fired power station, with the unit handed over to the company’s generation division on Tuesday.
The UK is considering guaranteeing at least $1-billion of South African debt as part of a deal designed to cut the nation’s reliance on coal.
Government is proposing extending a cut in the general fuel levy until early August to help shield consumers from high fuel prices linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Government last year lifted the cap on private power generation to 100MW, below which companies don’t need to be licensed. Now Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has questioned why there’s a cap at all.
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has said South Africa has no choice but to shift from coal to renewable energy.