Outa warns Karpowerships could cost South Africa R500 billion

[Jan]

Karpowerships will cost South Africa half-a-trillion rand

Using power ships to alleviate load-shedding could cost South Africa R500 billion, according to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa).

After several legal and environmental regulatory setbacks, the government's plan to use Turkish company Karpowership's ship-mounted power plants has regained momentum.

 

[pinball wizard]

Lightweights. This will run well into the trillions.

 

[Fuzzbox]

Competent contractors could build for far less if the LURE of the TROUGH was not so PREVALENT.

We could use the Ships for a year or two.

Its just a CADRE feeding trough.

 

[Johnatan56]

We could use the Ships for a year or two.

Note that it would take a year to build, and then grid has to be built out/connected as well.
So same lead time as solar/wind probably.

EDIT:
From the article:

Furthermore, the project would not be completed in time to help with load-shedding before capacity is added from other sources.

 

[Brian_G]

And they're worried about the cost of diesel for OCGTs ??

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

A small price to pay for no load shed... Oh wait. Nevermind.

 

[Brian_G]

Unlike Stage 47 loadshedding "warnings" , articles like this need to be posted regularly - more noise made, more
anc quietens down.

 

[W@P]

Motherfsck that's a lot of money. Fsck them

 

[pinball wizard]

Unlike Stage 47 loadshedding "warnings" , articles like this need to be posted regularly - more noise made, more
anc quietens down.

The anc has zero ****s to give. They is just hungry.

 

[G.A.S]

I just find it ironic how people asked for this before the T&Cs became known.
Starting around 2015 (https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...solve-south-africas-electricity-problems.html)
up to around 2021 (https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...werships-to-solve-load-shedding-problems.html)

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

 

[Tman543]

That's an expensive band aid. Easy to get votes once you start throwing tax money at the problem.

 

[pinball wizard]

That's an expensive band aid. Easy to get votes once you start throwing tax money at the problem.

It's an expensive bandaid made out of wet tissue paper. It's not going to do anything meaningful.

 

[jezzad]

Better move quick elections are next year ANC must be seen to solving load shedding

 

[Mystic Twilight]

I just find it ironic how people asked for this before the T&Cs became known.
Starting around 2015 (https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...solve-south-africas-electricity-problems.html)
up to around 2021 (https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...werships-to-solve-load-shedding-problems.html)

On paper it does it look better, same as how medupi/kusile was supposed to help alleviate energy constraints, on paper. But damn, when the anc is involved everything gets overpriced, under-performing, and late to deliver, because the comrades need to feed and have no integrity or competence.

You would think with the current level of load shedding, they would already be planning to build the next set of power plants for extra capacity and to replace the old plants, but there is no future planning.

 

[TPM]

Shouldn't ALL those supporting this crazy, money-making, temporary solution be charged and jailed ?

 

[neoprema]

OUTA sure as hell loves to moan. If they could generate electricity from all that complaining...

 

[Brian_G]

On paper it does it look better...

Couldn't make enough difference anyway

 

[Mystic Twilight]

Couldn't make enough difference anyway

Hindsight is 20/20, it would have been just enough for 2015 levels of stage 1-2, not the current 2023 stage 6+. Also doesn't help the rand is where its at now at ~R19.50 to the usd vs ~R12 in 2015, those power ships are most likely paid for in dollars.

 

[Brian_G]

Hindsight is 20/20, it would have been just enough for 2015 levels of stage 1-2, not the current 2023 stage 6+.

Problem there would have been anc taking too long to get it going. And the cost.