WATCH: Solidarity urges small power producers to apply for permits
SA’s private sector will need to ramp up electricity production between now and 2025
07 July 2022 - 22:19
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SA’s private sector will need to ramp up electricity production between now and 2025 to match what power utility Eskom is currently producing. The forecast, from Solidarity, comes as some coal-fired power stations are beginning to reach the end of their lifespans, and the trade union is appealing to power producers to make use of the 100MW licence exemption to assist with SA’s energy crisis.
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WATCH: Solidarity urges small power producers to apply for permits
SA’s private sector will need to ramp up electricity production between now and 2025
SA’s private sector will need to ramp up electricity production between now and 2025 to match what power utility Eskom is currently producing. The forecast, from Solidarity, comes as some coal-fired power stations are beginning to reach the end of their lifespans, and the trade union is appealing to power producers to make use of the 100MW licence exemption to assist with SA’s energy crisis.
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