Party wants to reduce reliance on Eskom in Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Mossel Bay, Overstrand, Saldanha Bay and Swartland
The DA says it is working on making six municipalities it runs in the Western Cape “load-shedding proof” by reducing their reliance on power utility Eskom.
“In the section on electricity provision, you will learn of the DA’s mission to make six pilot municipalities in the Western Cape load-shedding proof in what we call the energy resilience project,” said Steenhuisen. The City of Cape Town already manages to avoid at least one stage of load-shedding, compared with the rest of the country, through its pumped storage hydropower station at the Steenbras Dam, said Steenhuisen.“Thanks to previous infrastructure investment in Africa’s first hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, this city-owned and operated power station can generate electricity during peak periods to make up for the supply shortfall from Eskom,” according to the manifesto.
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