Eskom, please put South Africa’s interests first
“We have R25-billion to deploy in Mpumalanga for wind farms, and we can’t get budget quotes.” These were the words of Seriti Green at the latest Coal & Energy Transition Day in Johannesburg. Seriti Green is part of South Africa’s Seriti Resources energy company that is ramping up a new coal mine in Mpumalanga while erecting its fourth wind turbine nearby.
“We received our budget quote that we applied for in February 2021 last week, and we paid Eskom a privilege of R21-million and then R180-million guarantee for that. So, we’re all in for R200-million and it took four years – and that holds up a R5-billion investment.” A South Africa that is crying out for fixed investment and jobs should not be held back in this way by a State-owned utility that should know better.
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