Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have warned that South Africa faces a growing energy crisis, as ongoing load shedding problems risk being exacerbated by rising international diesel costs.
Data from the CSIR shows that increased usage of diesel-fired peakers cost the South African power system an additional R10.8 billion in 2021 alone. Considering Eskom’s operating costs of R196 billion in 2021, these additional costs equate to a 7.5% increase in operating expenditure. Based on 2021’s data and the current diesel prices, South Africa faces additional costs of R15 billion, the CSIR said. However, it noted that Eskom was currently using four times more diesel for peakers due to the constrained power system.
Oberholzer clarified that additional stages would be added to whatever load shedding had already been introduced. However, he noted that this partly informed Eskom’s decision to introduce stage 4 load shedding on Wednesday so that the country does not reach this scenario.
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