Low power demand leaves little room for independent producers, says Minister

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown on Wednesday said given a surplus of electricity and low demand, the current trajectory and pace at which independently produced power is added to the grid could be detrimental to consumers. The minister’s written reply to a parliamentary question by Dean Macpherson sheds some light on her view regarding the resistance by Eskom to connect independent power producers to the grid.

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