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South Africans are gearing up for another year of power cuts, with experts warning that load shedding could get worse and more frequent in 2022.

Recent figures released by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research show that far from gradually stabilising or easing, incidents of load shedding have skyrocketed over the past 15 years.

“The reality is that South Africa’s energy infrastructure lacks the generation capacity to meet the demands of our economy – a challenge which has been compounded by ageing and poorly maintained power plants prone to breakdowns. The development of new infrastructure is also very stifled,” said Snoeck Henkemans, managing director at Alumo Energy.

“It is also important to remember that where electricity tariffs keep increasing by double-digit figures year on year, solar offers a relatively steady supply of energy, especially in South Africa where good weather conditions allow for excellent solar-harnessing potential, and the benefits of a fixed price for decades to come.”

To do away with this safety net completely requires exponentially more battery capacity, which means that this extra 20% is also a great deal more expensive, he said. Henkemans reports that Alumo Energy saw a 259% spike in queries for solar solutions in 2021 from 2020.

 

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