President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation soon on Eskom and load-shedding, his spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said on Thursday.
Ramaphosa has had a series of meetings with Eskom management, ministers and energy experts to craft a viable plan.
“There is no option that’s off the table. All options are on the table and being considered and, ultimately, you will have to have to culminate from this process that has to be presented to the nation. That will happen much sooner than later,” said Magwenya.“That's what will reduce the scale of load-shedding. The regulatory and permit processes that can take up to three years need to be drastically expedited and simplified to enable urgent investments into renewables.
“There are a number of elements involved in the permit and approval process when effecting renewable projects. You have an environmental impact assessments, there are National Energy Regulator of SA processes, the department of minerals and energy has its own processes and Eskom has its own compliance processes.
“This stage 6 is not the first time we are facing this crisis. Between now and going forward, whether it’s stage 6 or stage 1, it can no longer be business as usual. “That is what the president is saying, that this problem did not just start with an illegal strike and then stage 6. It’s been a problem for 14 years and we need to completely change our mindset and appreciate the sense of urgency that’s required to resolve this problem.
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