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Whatever renewables installation we are chasing as the dream replacement of aging coal plants, we can only realistically hope for less than half the output, writes Yonal Diko.
As South Africans grumble their way through another week of crippling blackouts, questions are being asked anew about what needs to be done.
The year 2021 was the most "intensive" year of load shedding, with South Africans experiencing power outages 13% of the time, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
Eskom has to service an enormous heap of historical debt and does not have the money to build new power stations.
Eskom has to service an enormous heap of historical debt and does not have the money to build new power stations.