Six Cape municipalities identified as most equip to develop own power generation By Staff Reporter Share Cape Town - The six Western Cape municipalities identified to develop their own power generation projects were selected after an evaluation by the provincial government. Finance and Economic Opportunities MEC David Maynier highlighted the Municipal Energy Resilience MER Project when he presented the province’s budget on Tuesday. Maynier also pledged over R60 million to be allocated over the medium term to the province’s MER Project which would help municipalities across the Western Cape to understand the requirements of the new national energy regulations, and mitigate related risks as well as provide for network and operational capacity requirements for energy project development and procurement in municipalities.