Government has loosened local content requirements for solar panels and kicked off a review of plans for the nation’s energy mix.
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The result of Eskom’s woes is that South Africans are increasingly being forced to explore alternative sources of electricity.
The Turkish company seeking to supply 1.2GW of power to South Africa will get a decision on its application to proceed with the projects by 7 March.
Eskom has promised some relief from the extreme load shedding it’s been imposing on South Africans over the past two weeks.
Mr Price Group is rolling out backup power to all its stores, as the company’s chairman called the country’s current electricity shortage untenable.
Load shedding is proving to be a hugely expensive problem for South Africa’s mobile operators.
The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people.
South Africa has a plan to improve energy provision that will end the need for any power cuts within the next 12-18 months, Enoch Godongwana said.
Eskom said it would shorten power cuts from Tuesday morning, but electricity shortages look set to continue at least into 2024.
Opposition politicians and South Africa’s biggest labour union say they’re readying a lawsuit as blackouts cripple the nation.