Shutting old power plants is the simple solution to load shedding woes, expert says | Fin24

As South Africans brace for another year that's likely to be characterised by load shedding, one expert says the solution to the country's severe power supply problems is not in building new generation capacity, but by simply shutting old power stations down.

Mike Rossouw, an industry expert and CEO of Independent Energy Thought Leader, says Eskom need only shut down its oldest coal fired power plants and redirect resources to other power stations to overcome its chronic operational problems.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.

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