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🔒 Think of them as zombies: In 2010, the integrated resource plan (IRP) called for 6 000 megawatts of coal-fired electricity to be supplied by independent power producers (IPPs).

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The IPPs are not working for us which is good as most just drain our economy of resources as Westerners were awarded most of the contracts. The IRP strategy must be revised to favour Eskom and local content. This will also ensure sweating of Eskom assets and reversal of losses.

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