John Maytham interviews energy analyst Chris Yelland of EE Business Intelligence.
South Africa needs a Marshall Plan to solve its load shedding disaster, says energy expert Chris Yelland.Eskom is warning that it could intensify load shedding this week should more units breakdown.The utility has warned that the national grid will experience more strain in the coming months due to the start of the winter season.“There are indeed solutions available to end load shedding relatively soon, and at a relatively low cost to Eskom and the fiscus.
… If we allow this to continue, we could be pushed into a partial or national blackout, massive social unrest and looting. The risk is significant. If we had a national blackout, claims would way exceed the total capitalisation of the insurance industry in South Africa. Chris Yelland, energy analyst - EE Business Intelligence Energy availability is going down every year.We can do something about it if we mobilise the nation and set ourselves a specific target to build 10,000 MW of new generation and 5,000 MW of battery energy storage within two years. The naysayers need to be moved out of the way…
Chris Yelland, energy analyst - EE Business Intelligence Remove unnecessary regulations… If there is a will, there is a way!
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