Cash-strapped Eskom can’t pay for diesel
SA government said it’s urgently seeking funds to buy diesel needed to fuel auxiliary power plants after Eskom said outages will intensify this week.
SA government said it’s urgently seeking funds to buy diesel needed to fuel auxiliary power plants after Eskom said outages will intensify this week.
It’s only by April 2020 that Eskom expects to ditch the need for diesel to run its open cycle gas turbines to supplement electricity supplies.
The big question is whether the South African economy and citizens are ready for another unaffordable electricity hike at this point, says Nhlanhla Ngidi of the SA Local Government Association.
Chris Yelland suggests Ramaphosa begins addressing the Eskom Crisis by dusting off the six year old White Paper. There’s no need to reinvent any wheels.
Like other professions, journalism has its specialists. If you want the inside track on mining, read David McKay. For corruption among big business, your man is Barry Sergeant aka Hyena. With tech it’s Duncan McLeod. And on matters relating to the national power supply, there’s only one Chris Yelland (right). In this excellent blog, Yelland explains why … Read more