Winde told a packed Bellville Velodrome he wanted the Western Cape to start setting up electricity supplies drawn from natural resources such as‚ solar and gas sources.
"I don't know about you‚ but I refuse to remain hostage to a corrupt and inefficient Eskom. This is why‚ if I am elected premier‚ I will work towards securing energy independence for the Western Cape.
"We live in a province blessed with sunny skies and our famous south-easter. It is time that we harnessed these natural resources and became energy self-sufficient. "So‚ we will explore every avenue to establish our own energy sources of energy‚ especially wind‚ solar and gas. "And we will cut out the corrupt Eskom middle man and buy energy directly from independent power producers."
Winde said the outgoing DA administration‚ had delivered houses to more than 700‚000 people in the last five years‚ established two new district hospitals and created more than half a million jobs in the last ten years.
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