Duma Gqubule  argues that the lifting of the licensing threshold for embedded generation projects to 100MW from a paltry 1MW is not such a big deal (Much more needed than Ramaphosa’s reform gimmicks (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2021-06-14-duma-gqubule-much-more-needed-than-ramaphosas-reform-gimmicks/)”, June 14). This needs to be challenged.

The announcement, going much further than the 50MW cap the social partners, including private sector, Cosatu and even Eskom, asked for, has the potential to be one of the most economically impactful of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency to date...

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