To curb the effects of rolling blackouts in Pretoria and to lessen its reliance on the failing state-run power producer, the City of Tshwane is now planning to procure and generate at least 1 000 megawatts of power independent of Eskom.
Earlier this year, during the State of the City Address, Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink said that if the City doesn’t produce or procure its own electricity soon, it will be in serious trouble.
"Every day rolling blackouts make us poorer, degrade our infrastructure and chip away at our funding model for local government," Brink said during a briefing at the Rooiwal power station on Monday.Brink said the plan was for the City to procure and generate at least 1 000MW in the next three years, which would have a significant impact on its reliance on Eskom.
Once the public participation process is wrapped up and the council gives the green light, the City will then issue requests for proposals and requests for information. "We have tried complete dependence on the state for the supply of electricity, and state capacity is collapsing. We have no option as a country but to invite the most competitive, fair and cost-effective proposals from the private sector," Brink said.
And if Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa reject the City's decision to offset electricity generation by private partners, the City would fight back, he added.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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