If it wasn't for available renewable energy🌞🎐, South Africa would have been moved to Stage 8 loadshedding on Wednesday😱 Click here for the full report➡️
Experts say the country is risking further deterioration of the power system unless it transitions to solar energy because if it wasn’t for the renewable energy available, South Africa would probably have moved to stage 8 load shedding on Wednesday. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said 1 684 megawatts of renewable capacity had contributed to the available 23 394MW generation capacity on Wednesday, when 6 477MW was shed.
“Power cuts have devastating effects on households, livelihoods, investments and the economic climate. This is unacceptable,” he said.Greenpeace Africa climate and energy campaigner Thandile Chinyavanhu said renewable energy was the most immediate solution to the energy crisis. “There is a widespread consensus that a transition to renewable energy is the solution, however, government bureaucracy remains a barrier.
“The pace of integration is increasing and the regulatory framework has improved,” she said. “However, this is not fast enough to cushion the country from the impact of load shedding.”Eskom’s challenges won’t be solved short term “There is no longer a debate. As long as our generation fleets are compliant with a net-zero ambition, the government should implement a Just Energy Transition investment plan that prioritises net-zero-compliant technologies that will secure the nation’s baseload requirement,” she said.Dlamini said it was not a political, but an engineering challenge. She said any political ideology which prevented the utility from responding with agility to the crisis should be avoided.
“This transition is going to be painful and inconvenient, and it is the price we will all pay,” she said.shadow minister of mineral resources and energy Kevin Mileham said if South Africa did not have renewable energy online, we would potentially be one to two stages deeper into load shedding.
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