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Cape Town - The ANC government is accelerating the pace to bring the Medupi and Kusile power stations onto the grid, said President Jacob Zuma.
"Our country needs creative and pragmatic solutions to this problem to guarantee security of supply for our energy needs," Zuma on Saturday making reference to the power shortfall facing the country in the ANC National Executive Committee's annual January 8 statement at the party's 103rd anniversary celebrations at the Cape Town Stadium.
"Our country needs creative and pragmatic solutions to this problem to guarantee security of supply for our energy needs," Zuma on Saturday making reference to the power shortfall facing the country in the ANC National Executive Committee's annual January 8 statement at the party's 103rd anniversary celebrations at the Cape Town Stadium.
"In line with the recommendations of the National Development Plan, the
ANC government is accelerating the pace to bring the Medupi and Kusile
power stations onto the grid and we are licensing the Independent Power
Producers."
In recent weeks, power utility Eskom has battled to keep the lights on.
On December 5, Eskom implemented stage three "load shedding". Stage one allows for up to 1000MW of the national load to be shed, stage two for up to 2000MW, and stage three for up to 4000MW.
On December 8, Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona denied that the state utility was in a crisis.
