Eskom must come clean
Trade union Solidarity on Wednesday asked power utility Eskom to "come clean" with the SA public and immediately disclose how much electricity Namibia and Zimbabwe were currently buying from Eskom, and at what rate. The trade union also wants to know whether the two neighbouring countries are subject to load shedding.
According to Solidarity spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans, the way in which Eskom was dealing with the electricity supply crisis left a lot to be desired. "Eskom is not laying all its cards on the table concerning the tremendous electricity problems that are besetting our country. We should like to know the real cause
of this week's sudden serious shortage. Can it perhaps be traced back to poor maintenance and a shortage of skilled workers?
"We should also like to know the effect of electricity sales to Namibia and Zimbabwe on the domestic supply and the price differential between electricity sales to SA consumers and these two countries," Kleynhans said.
According to Solidarity, it would be untenable if SA had to
suffer power cuts while Eskom sold electricity at ludicrous prices to neighbouring countries.
"We reiterate our demand for improved maintenance at Eskom power stations and better staff training. We also demand full disclosure by Eskom of the true state of power stations, as well as productivity levels," Kleynhans said.
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