There have been positive developments by the government, business, labour and communities, as well as Eskom
If there is one thing everyone in SA can agree on it is the need for effective and urgent intervention to ensure a cost-effective and reliable supply of electricity.s challenges are not its alone. It is only when different stakeholders in society come together to take collective and cohesive action that the challenge to achieve cost-effective and reliable electricity supply can be addressed.
At the beginning of 2021 a special workstream was established in Nedlac to co-ordinate and oversee the implementation of the social compact. Progress has been made in some areas and less in others. A key issue the social partners have taken up is the management of load-shedding. Readers will be aware that there have been changes to the way load-shedding is managed, including more certainty, and this has to some extent been the result of feedback from social partners.
In addition, Eskom has its own just energy transition policy that deals with replacing coal-fired generation with environmentally friendly renewable energy. A key part of this policy is the repurposing of decommissioned coal-fired power stations. In respect of new generation capacity, the business constituency committed to expedite the procurement of 2,500MW of self-generation capacity. Progress has only started to be made on this because of a number of obstacles, including relating to getting access to the grid and a certain framework for wheeling.Nersa regarding the processing of the former’s multiyear price application for the period 2022/2023-2025/2026.
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