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Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The relevant government departments are working together to ensure that all projects from Bid Window 5 of the renewable energy programme can start construction on schedule. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Our second priority is therefore to accelerate the procurement of new capacity from renewables, gas and battery storage. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
To end load shedding, however, we need to urgently add much, much more capacity to the grid. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We also changed the regulations to allow municipalities to procure power independently. A number of municipalities are already in the process of doing so. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
This removed the licensing requirement for generation projects up to 100 MW that are connected to the grid. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We have started to diversify generation by allowing parties other than Eskom to generate electricity. In June last year, we raised the licensing threshold for new embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Since then, over 2,000 MW of solar and wind power has been connected to the grid through Bid Window 4 of the programme. A further 2,600 MW of capacity has been procured through Bid Window 5, which will begin to add capacity from early 2024. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
As this administration, we have taken important steps to increase generation capacity and diversify our energy supply. One of the first steps we took to address the electricity shortfall was to revive the renewable energy procurement programme in 2018. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Eskom has to implement load shedding to prevent the electricity grid from collapsing, and to ensure that we never experience a complete blackout. The factors that led to the latest load shedding included a number unit breakdowns at some power stations. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
In recent weeks, a combination of factors resulted in 18,000 MW of generation capacity being lost, and forced Eskom to implement stage 6 load shedding. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
After years of state capture and mismanagement, a capable and effective management team is working hard to turn the utility around and reverse years of decay. However, as things stand, we are still faced with an electricity shortage of up to 6,000 MW. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
As a result of this, Eskom deferred essential maintenance to keep the lights on, which is causing breakdowns and failures now. The performance of some of Eskom’s power stations have been further worsened by extensive theft, fraud and sabotage. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
These challenges are being addressed. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The average age of Eskom’s power stations is 35 years. Generally as power stations get older, their performance deteriorates. The construction of our newest power stations, Medupi and Kusile, started late and they have experienced several delays and some design flaws. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
However, only 60% of this installed capacity is available at any given time due to some units going through planned maintenance and others having unplanned outages. Many of our power stations were built many years ago. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Fellow South Africans, For our response to be effective, we need to understand the problem. South Africa has installed capacity to produce approximately 46,000 MW of electricity, and at peak times we use about 32,000 MW of electricity. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Fourthly, are designed to enable businesses and households to invest in rooftop solar; and, Finally, are directed at fundamentally transforming the electricity sector and positioning it for future sustainability. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Secondly, will accelerate the procurement of new generation capacity; Thirdly, are intended to massively increase private investment in generation capacity; — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The set of additional actions I am announcing this evening: Firstly, are aimed at improving the performance Eskom’s existing fleet of power stations; https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
I am grateful for the valuable proposals made by all those we have met. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
I have also met with labour federations, Business Unity South Africa, the Black Business Council, community representatives and several experts in the energy sector. This morning, I also met political party leaders, https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
In the past 10 days, I have held extensive discussions with the Eskom executive management, power station managers and former Eskom personnel. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
This is a call for all South Africans to be part of the solution; to contribute in whatever way they can to ending energy scarcity in South Africa. As government we are announcing a number of interventions to overcome the immediate crisis. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We have developed a set of actions to respond to the crisis. The crisis that we are facing requires that we should take bold, courageous and decisive action to close the electricity gap. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Fellow South Africans, Tonight, I want to address you about the energy crisis that is confronting our nation. During the past three weeks, severe load shedding has disrupted all of our lives and caused immense damage to our economy. https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Actions to end loadshedding #EnergyActionPlan https://t.co/Gbpn1hjFbp — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
RT @PresidencyZA: PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPOINTS JUDGE MAYA TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT President @CyrilRamaphosa has appointed Madam Justic… — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
A framework for a social compact has been developed. It identifies priority actions to achieve higher levels of investment and growth, increase employment, protect the rights of workers, expand support for the unemployed and tackle extreme poverty. https://t.co/Bj8PMlFBac https://t.co/JOrFdLZiYB — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Let us remember that we have each joined this movement, and we have each gathered here at this Conference, because we have made a commitment to the people of South Africa. #ANCKZN — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Let us therefore remember, as we rise from this Conference, that we are rebuilding the ANC so that it can be an ever more effective agent of fundamental social and economic change. #ANCKZN — PolitiTweet.org
