Giant pipeline of new power projects could kill 6 stages of load shedding | Business

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Power projects with a combined capacity of 20.2GW are actively seeking grid access or are already in the process of connecting to the national electricity network, according to a presentation by Eskom. | News24_Business

While not all projects will be able to go ahead, as there is a lack of grid connection capacity, this pipeline is technically enough to significantly reduce the severity or rolling blackouts – or even put an end to them altogether.

Projects derived from the government’s formal renewable energy procurement programme that are currently connecting to the grid, or are requesting quotes to do so, total 5 836MW, according to the presentation, which was delivered at the Distribution IPPs and Generators Conference on Tuesday.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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_Business My fluffy ass.......

_Business It will take the private sector to get things back on track.

_Business Are we basing our info on an eskom presentation? All they do is lie, cheat and steal. Can we have some independent confirmation this is happening?

_Business The soonest they are granted access, the soonest our country can rid ourselves of the loadshedding nightmare

CoruscaKhaya _Business 😡😡😡how are ANC cadres supposed to make money if we privatise power projects. This is not right

_Business What's the going rate of the gwede toll to enter..?

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