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Vodacom and MTN get relaxed competition rules to tackle load-shedding
South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, has gazetted block exemptions for energy users and suppliers in South Africa to reduce the impact of Eskom load-shedding.
The exemptions should prove to be highly beneficial for network operators, who had asked government for a diesel rebate and permission to collaborate on sharing power sources and security at their towers.
South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, has gazetted block exemptions for energy users and suppliers in South Africa to reduce the impact of Eskom load-shedding.
The exemptions should prove to be highly beneficial for network operators, who had asked government for a diesel rebate and permission to collaborate on sharing power sources and security at their towers.