Johannesburg - The DA says it is approaching the courts in its bid to ensure that key municipalities under its control can buy electricity from independent power producers and bypass embattled power utility Eskom.On Tuesday, DA leader Mmusi Maimane, flanked by the mayors of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Cape Town, said DA-led municipalities were now pushing to procure power from IPPs.
He said he had instructed DA municipalities to write to Energy Minister Jeff Radebe - in compliance with the Electricity Regulation Act - and request permission to bypass Eskom. “It is behind that decision that we have lodged an application with the Gauteng High Court to take the national minister of energy to court so that he can allow the City of Cape Town to buy power directly from IPPs,” Plato said.“Currently it is Eskom that can buy more than 1MWh of power from IPPs. We are saying to the minister he cannot remedy the situation, and we do have the necessary budget in hand; he must allow us to do what is necessary for the benefit of our residents.
He said the licence, which was issued in 1995, allowed the city to draw up to 600MWh of power from Kelvin Power Station - which it owned until 2001 - and up to 140MWh from four gas turbines within the city.
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