Private power generation will cost Eskom billions, but only a small fraction of its overall revenue

All nice and well for private individuals and companies to produce their own power but this will lead to increased tariffs because of Eskom's revenue loss.
 
There we go.. Peppering people up for even further tariff increases.
 
Eskom already bled billions to the private power of the Guptas.

Here is a novel business idea: Provide a better service at a cheaper price than people can do themselves, and I'm sure they will buy from you instead of doing it themselves. It is crazy, but it might just work.
 
If there was stable, cheap electricity, like there used to be, there would be no need to generate our own electricity.

They have nobody to blame but themselves, but now also want our sympathy for their fsckup...
 
Death by a 100MW cuts...

1) Eskom deserve it
2) It shows that Eskom is too expensive
- Cheaper to self generate!
- Note that companies can access the SARS rebates for Solar CAPEX.
3) The comanies that can afford it & have space (roof) will go off-grid and self generate.
- These are the good customers that currently pay.
- This will leaving Eskom with the non-payers - resulting in higher rates and more defections ... aka death spiral.
 
Sounds like a grid charge will become a norm soon, honestly, it's to be expected. The cost of batteries will be the determining factor on how many simply ditch them entirely.
 
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That's what you get when you've broken the country ya greedy & stupidly incompetent lot!
 
Kawak said:
Sounds like a grid charge will become to norm soon, honestly, it's to be expected. The cost of batteries will be the determining factor on how many simply ditch them entirely.
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...the DA just read your comment, and it's incoming for their cities and towns they run...
 
How does this make any sense? Surely this will alleviate pressure on Eskom and reduce the strain on the grid which according to Eskom was the reason for the constant maintenance?
Never mind the expensive diesel generators they have to run to meet peak demand on occasion?

This just seems like another made-up reason to justify a price increase.
 
JohnStarr said:
...the DA just read your comment, and it's incoming for their cities and towns they run...
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CoCT tariffs are already more expensive, if the cape had enough sunshine, they will be out of business already, any CoCT people know if wind is a viable option there?
 
IdlePhaedrus said:
RW Johnson's analysis of the situation is rather more nuanced and multifaceted, including the history of the debacle and where it might end up, it is worth a read:

SA`s next energy crisis - OPINION | Politicsweb

RW Johnson writes on the international implications of our over-reliance on coal for power generation
www.politicsweb.co.za www.politicsweb.co.za
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Anonymous energy consultant:
“So much has been invested politically and financially in the coal market, they don’t know how to deal with it. The last 20 years in this country have not been about economic growth, they have been about the enrichment of vested interests and privileged networks. You can see people still clinging to that – and justifying it because thousands of jobs depend on that.”
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SilverCode said:
Eskom already bled billions to the private power of the Guptas.

Here is a novel business idea: Provide a better service at a cheaper price than people can do themselves, and I'm sure they will buy from you instead of doing it themselves. It is crazy, but it might just work.
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That is not rocked science. But those morons couldn't even work that one out.
 
SilverCode said:
Provide a better service at a cheaper price than people can do themselves, and I'm sure they will buy from you instead of doing it themselves. It is crazy, but it might just work.
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You really think that Eskom/ANC are smart enough to figure that out ?
 
You did it to yourself, unreliable power supply. Hope you choke on it Eskom, by that stage hopefully Municipal guys buying power from anyone. More power = more business = more jobs
 
ConfusedR said:
All nice and well for private individuals and companies to produce their own power but this will lead to increased tariffs because of Eskom's revenue loss.
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That hurt will push those who can to reduce their dependence on the grid. More revenue inevitably lost. Yet further tariff increases. The making of a death spiral.
 
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