‘Fix Eskom’ tops Ramaphosa’s list, along with less red tape
Ramaphosa’s action plan on energy includes streamlining of projects and faster procurement of renewable energy, gas and battery storage
25 July 2022 - 20:50
UPDATED 25 July 2022 - 23:28
A large part of the “action plan to end load-shedding” as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night rests on fixing the struggling state-owned power utility and on expanding and fast-tracking the state’s own renewable energy procurement processes.
To address the current crisis — which led to SA, over the last month, experiencing the deepest power cuts, run over the longest continuous period yet — Ramaphosa said that the immediate focus would be “fixing Eskom and improving the performance of the existing fleet of power stations”...
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