LETTER: Beware of Eskom and unintended consequences
The 1998 white paper on energy policy is what has led to today’s load-shedding
21 January 2021 - 14:06
Kevin Mileham wants a “visionary and sustainable” plan to fix our electricity problems (“After 15 gloomy years, SA urgently needs to flip the switch on its power policy (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-01-20-after-15-gloomy-years-sa-urgently-needs-to-flip-the-switch-on-its-power-policy/),” January 20).
A good place to start, he says, is the 1998 white paper on energy policy. Good idea, as long as planners remember that the white paper led directly to the load-shedding they are now trying to prevent...
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