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.
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Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has said South Africa has no choice but to shift from coal to renewable energy.
Eskom said it would implement stage-2 rotational power cuts on Monday from 5pm to 10pm after breakdowns at its coal-fired power stations.
South Africa will need to spend $250-billion over the next three decades closing down its coal-fired power plants and replacing them with green energy, according to a study.
Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, may have a head start in the race between South African cities to buy their own power to alleviate load shedding.
The City of Johannesburg, facing an energy supply and energy infrastructure crisis, is turning to the private sector for urgent help.
Energy regulator Nersa has approved the first two 100MW private power projects in South Africa, with the two sites expected to come online in about 16 months.
Eskom expects to implement stage-2 power cuts during the evening peaks all of this week – assuming the situation doesn’t deteriorate.
Eskom, already struggling to avoid breakdown at its plants and nationwide blackouts, has another crisis on its hands: sabotage.
Eskom will cut the power, at stage 2, from 8am to 10pm on Saturday and Sunday as it rations diesel.