Lubhalwe nguZukile Majova
Umhleli wezepolitiki
Inkampani ephehla ugesi u-Eskom isiqinisekisile ukuthi izinkampani zakuleli zizoba nenkinga kagesi isonto lonke njengoba ukucishwa kukagesi kuzoshintshashintsha phakathi kwesigaba sisihlanu kanye nesesithupha “kuze kube kwenziwa esinye isaziso.”
Lokhu kusho ukuthi izinkampani namakhaya zizobe zilahlekelwa ugesi amahora ayisishiyagalombili kuya kwayishumi nsuku zonke kuleli sonto.
Kuyimanje ukucishwa kukagesi kudla umnotho imali elinganiselwa ku-R1 billion ngosuku.
NgoNdasa, u-Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi – omele amaqembu ezepolitiki ahambise uhulumeni enkantolo – utshele iNkantolo eNkulu yase-North Gauteng ebigcwele phama ukuthi ukucishwa kukagesi kudle umnotho imali engaphezu kuka-R1.2 trillion.
Bekunezinsuku ezingaphezu kuka-200 zokucishwa kukagesi nyakenye kodwa manje sinezinsuku ezingaphezu kuka-300 kulo nyaka.
Embikweni wawo wakamuva u-Eskom uthe akukho okunye ongakwenza ngaphandle kokuthi ubeke isizwe esigabeni sesihlanu ekuseni nasemini bese beshintshela esigabeni sesithupha ntambama ngesikhathi ugesi usetshenziswa kakhulu emakhaya.
“Isigaba sesithupha sokucishwa kukagesi sizoqhubeka kuze kube ngehora lesihlanu ngoLwesibili ekuseni. Ngemuva kwalokho kuzoqala isigaba sesihlanu sokucishwa kukagesi ekuseni bese kuba isigaba sesithupha ntambama.”
Ekupheleni kwebhizinisi ngoMsombuluko uhulumeni kaMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa ubungenaso isixazululo sokushoda kukagesi osekubangele ukwanda kwesidingo sokutholakala kukagesi okungaphezu kuka-7,000 MW.
U-Eskom uthe nakuba uphiko olulodwa lweziphehlamandla endaweni ngayinye kwezintathu zikagesi – i-Camden, i-Koeberg ne-Medupi – luqale ukusebenza ngoMsombuluko akwenele ukwehlisa isigaba sokucishwa kukagesi.
“Ngaso leso sikhathi amayunithi amabili aphehla ugesi e-Kriel akhishwe ku-inthanethi ukuze alungiswe.”
Ukubambezeleka kokuthi iyunithi ngayine kwezine iphinde isebenze – i-Kendal, i-Medupi, i-Tutuka kanye ne-Kriel – kube nomthelela ekunqandeni le nkinga, kusho isitatimende se-Eskom.