Energy expert Chris Yelland says the power utility’s successful reduction of load-shedding has boosted morale to the point where its leaders believe it can return Eskom to its glory days.
Eskom appears determined to defend its monopoly and return South Africa to a scenario where the state-owned power utility is the sole electricity supplier.
“This would result in multiple licensees supplying in the same area or customers within another licensee’s supply area, which is prohibited in the current rules.” The main reason for Eskom’s opposition is that it stands to lose some of its most valuable large power users, such as mines and industrial customers.
South African Independent Power Producers Association spokesperson Brian Day told Rapport that competition for the most lucrative customers is exactly how an open market functions.
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