Imithombo emibili kahulumeni itshele i-Reuters ukuthi cishe amaphrojekthi aphumelele ohlelweni lokuthenga amandla avuselelekayo oluqaliswe kabusha eNingizimu Afrika abhekane nobunzima ekuthuthukisweni, okuletha izinselelo ekusebenziseni kukahulumeni amandla omoya kanye ne-photovoltaic ukubhekana nenkinga kagesi.
UMengameli waseNingizimu Afrika uCyril Ramaphosa uthe isitshalo sikagesi esidala se-Eskom esisebenza ngamalahle sivame ukwehluleka, okubangela ukuthi izakhamuzi zibhekane nokuphela kukagesi nsuku zonke, okushiya iNingizimu Afrika ibhekene negebe lomthamo ofakiwe ongu-4GW kuya ku-6GW.
Ngemva kokuphumula iminyaka eyisithupha, iNingizimu Afrika yabamba umjikelezo wokuthengisa ngo-2021 ifuna ukufaka izicelo zokuthenga izikhungo zamandla omoya kanye nezinhlelo ze-photovoltaic, okwaheha intshisekelo enkulu ezinkampanini ezingaphezu kwe-100 kanye nezinhlangano ezizimele.
Nakuba isimemezelo sethenda somzuliswano wesihlanu wamandla avuselelekayo ekuqaleni sasinethemba, izikhulu ezimbili zikahulumeni ezihilelekile ohlelweni lwamandla avuselelekayo zithi ingxenye kuphela yamandla avuselelekayo angu-2,583MW okulindeleke ukuthi athengiswe endalini okungenzeka ukuthi ivele.
Ngokusho kwabo, inhlangano ye-Ikamva iwine izicelo zamaphrojekthi angu-12 kagesi ovuselelekayo ngezicelo eziphansi kakhulu, kodwa manje ibhekene nobunzima obuvimbele ukuthuthukiswa kwengxenye yamaphrojekthi.
UMnyango Wezamandla waseNingizimu Afrika, obhekele ukuthengiselana kwamandla avuselelekayo, awuphendulanga ku-imeyili evela ku-Reuters efuna ukuphawula.
Inhlangano ye-Ikamva ichaze ukuthi izici ezifana nokwenyuka kwezinga lenzalo, ukwenyuka kwezindleko zamandla nezimpahla, kanye nokubambezeleka ekukhiqizweni kwemishini ehlobene ngemuva kokuqubuka kwe-COVID-19 kuthinte amathemba abo, okuholele ekukhuphukeni kwezindleko zezikhungo zamandla avuselelekayo ngaphezu kwentengo yamathenda e-Round 5.
Kumaphrojekthi angu-25 avuselelekayo anikezwe amabhidi, ayisishiyagalolunye kuphela axhaswe ngezimali ngenxa yezingqinamba zezimali ezibhekene nezinye izinkampani.
Amaphrojekthi e-Engie ne-Mulilo anesikhawu sezimali esingumhla zingama-30 kuMandulo, futhi izikhulu zikahulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika zinethemba lokuthi amaphrojekthi azothola uxhaso lwezimali oludingekayo lokwakha.
Inhlangano ye-Ikamva ithe eminye yemiklamo yenkampani isilungile futhi isezingxoxweni nohulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika ukuthola indlela eya phambili.
Ukuntuleka kwamandla okudlulisa ugesi kube yisithiyo esikhulu emizamweni yeNingizimu Afrika yokubhekana nenkinga yayo yamandla, njengoba abatshalizimali abazimele besekela amaphrojekthi ahlose ukwandisa ukukhiqizwa kukagesi. Kodwa-ke, le nhlangano ayikakaxazululi imibuzo mayelana namandla okudlulisa ugesi alindelekile anikezwe amaphrojekthi ayo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Julayi-21-2023
