The state of power utility Eskom was in the spotlight at the ANC’s Policy Conference over the weekend as delegates discussed whether the company should be moved to the Minerals and Energy Department. KwaZulu-Natal was one of the provinces that advocated...
Mtolo said the province was pushing for Eskom to continue using coal, stressing that the move towards renewable energy sources would result in major job losses in Mpumalanga – home to South Africa’s major coal-fired power stations. The province produces about 80% of the country’s coal.
“I think that people who are supporting independent power producers and renewables are pushing nothing else but their self interest. Big economies in Europe are moving away from IPPs and renewables and they are moving back to coal. Electricity is not only about economic issues, it is about security issues as well. You cannot allow electricity to be controlled by the private sector,” he said.
“We have a very simple stance around Eskom, the fact that the government has to strengthen the capacity of Eskom – in particular generation capacity so that the country is not subjected to these blackouts. We had discussions about the appropriate location of Eskom, which is the same argument around Transnet. For me, it is not an issue of location, but it is an issue of good corporate governance.
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