Government seeks proposals for 2 000 MW of emergency power as Eskom woes continue

Government has issued a request for proposals to procure 2 000 megawatts of emergency power to help plug the country's severe energy shortage. Loadshedding

Cape Town - Government has issued a request for proposals to procure 2 000 megawatts of emergency power, a step needed to help plug a severe energy shortage, the department of energy said on Saturday.

Scheduled blackouts, known as load shedding, have resumed as South Africa has eased strict lockdown restrictions to contain the new coronavirus and has re-opened power-hungry industries, such as mining, in a bid to kick-start a weak economy. In December, the government issued a request for information to source between 2 000 and 3 000 megawatts of generation capacity to be connected in the shortest time, at the least cost.

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