The Western Cape premier breaks down the province’s plans to move away from Eskom.
The Western Cape is continuing its shift away from the national grid and towards energy independence with massive investment plans on the horizon.
The Western Cape aims to ensure that when lights go out as a result of load shedding, access to water, education and connectivity is ensured – in turn, this will assist businesses in maintaining proper standards of operations. Due to the fact that citizens have, on average, spent R30 billion rand on inverters or other assistive technology, the provincial government has approached its treasury for funding to assist poorer households with emergency ‘power packs’, Winde added.
The city itself has made significant strides in protecting residents from power cuts. It recently unveiled plans to buy electricity from commercial and private homes through wheeling, and is focusing on securing more funding to draw power from more energy sources.
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