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Ungoti wezamandla uChris Yelland uxwayise ngokuthi ukucishwa kukagesi kungase kubuye ngo-2030 uma iziteshi zikagesi ezihlelelwe u-Eskom ziba nokubambezeleka.
U-Eskom uhlela ukuvala ugesi wamalahle ongu-5,260MW ngo-2029 bese esikhundleni sawo ufaka ugesi ongu-6,000MW ngo-2030.
INingizimu Afrika ingase iphinde ibhekane nokucishwa kukagesi ngo-2030.
UChris Yelland (Energy expert) wenze lesi sixwayiso ku-State of the Nation podcast ngomhlaka-2 kuNhlolanja.
Uthe inkinga izokwenzeka uma u-Eskom engakwazi ukuletha iziteshi zikagesi ezintsha ngesikhathi.
U-Eskom uhlela ukuvala ugesi wamalahle ongaba ngu-5,260MW ngo-2029. Lokhu kuzodala igebe ekuhlinzekweni kukagesi.
Inhlangano yamandla ifuna ukugcwalisa igebe ngeziteshi ezintsha zikagesi. Ihlela ukwengeza amandla egesi angu-6 000MW ngo-2030.
Kodwa u-Eskom uvumile ukuthi amaprojekthi egesi angase abambezeleke.
UYelland uthe u-Eskom unomlando omubi ngamaphrojekthi amakhulu. Iziteshi zayo ezintsha zamalahle, iMedupi kanye neKusile, kuthathe cishe iminyaka engu-18 zakhiwa.
Kuze kube iziteshi zegedi ziyalunga, u-Eskom uhlela ukusebenzisa izinjini ezisebenza ngodizili. Kodwa lokhu ukulungiswa kwesikhashana nje.
Iziteshi zikagesi zizosebenzisa igesi yemvelo ewuketshezi. INingizimu Afrika ayiwakhiqizi lamafutha. Izwe kuzomele liyithenge kwamanye amazwe.
Lokhu kudala izinkinga ezinkulu. Ukungenisa igesi kuyabiza futhi kunzima kakhulu. Amaqembu ezemvelo nawo alwa nakho.
Bathi i-liquefied natural gas iseyi-fossil fuel. Futhi iqukethe i-methane, eyigesi enamandla ebamba ukushisa.
UYelland uthe amandla egesi kufanele asetshenziswe kuphela uma kunesidingo esikhulu. Akufanele kuvalwe iziteshi zamalahle ezisebenza ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Ukhombe isitoreji se-battery njengendlela engcono. Ama-battery ashibhile futhi asebenza kahle ngomoya namandla elanga.
Ngokuzayo, uYelland ulindele ukuthi i-hydrogen eluhlaza ithathe indawo yegesi. Lokhu kungenziwa kusetshenziswa amandla avuselelekayo.
Kodwa lobo buchwepheshe busadinga ukuthuthukiswa okwengeziwe ngaphambi kokuthi busetshenziswe esikalini.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Isiteshi sikagesi sakwa-Eskom.
Umthombo wesithombe: Ifayela