South Africa is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation in the electricity sector, which is undergoing the most significant reform process in the country’s history, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.
Answering in a parliamentary Q&A session, Ramaphosa said that once these changes are implemented, the country will have multiple generators competing with Eskom to supply electricity at the lowest cost and sell power directly to customers.
Ensure that projects from existing procurement programmes, including Bid Window 5, are able to reach close and connect to the grid as quickly as possible.Enable Eskom to purchase surplus power from existing power producers.Encourage households and businesses to invest in small-scale solar power installations and feed energy to the grid.
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