Investors in renewable energy and municipalities must both give ground if SA is to find a lasting solution to the electricity crisis. At a recent EU-facilitated webinar on the generation of electricity by the private sector and individuals, which I moderated, many attendees lamented the charges municipalities levy on individuals and businesses wanting to generate their own electricity.
“The wheeling [the delivery of electricity generated by a private operator in one location to a buyer or off-taker in another location via a third party network] charge is very high in the city [of Cape Town], something like 25c to 30c per kWh, which makes wheeling very uneconomical,” one attendee told Kadri Nassiep, executive director of energy for Cape Town, a panelist...
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