CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance is pinning its hope on the courts to bring some relief to consumers from the nationwide Eskom crisis.
Speaking on the Eskom crisis at a press briefing in Bellville on Wednesday, Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato says that they are waiting for the South Gauteng High Court to determine a date. The City of Cape Town filed its first court papers in 2017, challenging Eskom's exclusive rights to procure electricity for resale from independent suppliers.As Eskom's woes deepen, Mayor Dan Plato says they are doing all they can.
"We want to loosen ourselves from Eskom. There is a lot of private energy producers in the Western Cape. We want to spread our wings." In 2015, the city applied to then Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson for a determination that would allow it to purchase renewable energy from independent power suppliers.The city now wants a determination to purchase up to 400 megawatts of renewable energy from independent suppliers.
Why must the Racist JP Smith always be in the picture is he the defacto Mayor of CPT
Good idea but IPPs doesn’t come cheap. As long as there pricing is regulated and peg against Eskom it will just be for wealthy. Unless systems use in Europe where individuals with generation units put back excess power to the grid at a price or set-off against future supply.
'Heres something to watch' id rather have not be unsure Good4CityOfCT
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