Lubhalwe Zukile Majova
Umhleli wezepolitiki
Wonke amathemba okuthi uhulumeni kaMengameli Cyril Ramaphosa uzoxazulula isimo sokucishwa kukagesi ngaphambi kokhetho lwango-2024 alele ekulungisweni kwamayunithi amane eKusile Power Station.
Isiteshi sikagesi esidle u-R166 billion sibhekelela okungenani izigaba ezintathu zokucisha ugesi.
Iyunithi ngayinye kwamane engasebenzi ikhiqiza u-800 MW uma esehlangene akhiqiza u-3,200 MW.
UNgqongqoshe kagesi uKgosientsho Ramokgopa uthe ubehola ithimba lakhe esikhungweni sikagesi e-Mpumalanga ukuze bathole umbiko ngenqubekelaphambili mayelana nokulungiswa kwamayunithi.
“NgoMsombuluko, mhlaka-22 kuNhlaba ngo-2023 ngizovakashela iKusile Power Station. Kulolu hambo sizothola umbiko wesimo mayelana nezinyathelo ezithathiwe ukubuyisa amayunithi amane eKusile ngoZibandlela.”
Isikhungo sokuphehla ugesi ngamalahle naso singaphansi kwengcindezi yokushintsha ipayipi laso legesi ephuma ku-Unit 1 ehlulekile ezindaweni ezimbili ngonyaka odlule.
Kweminye imizamo yokulwa nokucinywa kukagesi, uhulumeni ugunyaze imvume yokumisa imikhumbi emithathu yezwe.
Inkampani yase-Turkey i-Karpowership, ithole imvume kwa-Transnet National Ports Authority yokusebenzisa isiteshi sikagesi esise-Ngqura e-Gqeberha.
UNgqongqoshe wezeziMali u-Enoch Godongwana utshele i-Newzroom Afrika ukuthi uyaseseka isinqumo sikaNgqongqoshe wezokumbiwa namandla uGwede Mantashe sokuthola amanye amandla ngokusebenzisa imikhumbi yamandla eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ezayo.
“Kuyisinqumo sekhabhinethi sokuthi uMantashe kufanele atholele izwe ugesi.
“Noma kuziphi izinyathelo eziphuthumayo azenzayo, simnika amandla okwenza lokho. Ngisemuva ngokuphelele kuleso sinqumo,” kusho uNgqongqoshe wezeziMali.
Khonamanjalo u-Eskom uthe ukucisha kukagesi kuzoshintsha kusuke esigabeni sesithathu sokucishwa kukagesi kuye esigabeni sesihlanu kusuka ngoMsombuluko.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Isiteshi sikagesi iKusile okusebenza u-19% waso
Umthombo: U-Eskom_SA