Eskom is facing a death spiral

Daniel Puchert

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Eskom death spiral

Eskom is facing a death spiral, with demand for the power it produces declining and the utility effectively incentivising wealthier households with solar to go fully off-grid.

Impower energy expert Matthew Cruise described the situation as a death spiral in an interview with 702, explaining that increasing tariffs will encourage more people who can afford it to go off-grid.
 
Bliksis said:
COCT did it with the Water/Day Zero as well.
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Not really when you think about it. The water isn't technically their product. It's the Department of Water and Sanitation's product. They own the dams.

The service the city supplies you with is the infrastructure that connects the water reservoirs to your home.
 
porchrat said:
Not really when you think about it. The water isn't technically their product. It's the Department of Water and Sanitation's product. They own the dams.

The service the city supplies you with is the infrastructure that connects the water reservoirs to your home.
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Technically it is the same, when I think about it. COCT also encouraged using electricity sparingly, adding a levy, and by far the bulk of their electricity is also not theirs.
 
Bliksis said:
Technically it is the same, when I think about it. COCT also encouraged using electricity sparingly, adding a levy, and by far the bulk of their electricity is also not theirs.
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Not really the same. Eskom is the one producing it. They've got full control from end-to-end. It's so much worse when Eskom does it.

Not so for CoCT. Same with water.
 
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