1. In line with similar prognosis on supply and demand, the IRP2019 recognises that there is risk of load shedding in the next 18 to 24 months.
It is for this reason that as one of the 9 (nine) decisions in the IRP2019 we committed to the following:
Decision 1:Undertake a power purchase programme to assist with the acquisition of capacity needed to supplement Eskom’s declining plant performance and to reduce the extensive utilisation of diesel peaking generators in the immediate to medium term. Lead-time is therefore key.
Decision 2: Koeberg power plant design life must be extended by another 20 years by undertaking the necessary technical and regulatory work.
Decision 3: Support Eskom to comply with MES over time, taking into account the energy security imperative and the risk of adverse economic impact.
We in addition to these decisions made provision for distributed generation by allowing electrify consumers to generate their own electricity. We have in this regard taken following steps:
2. These initiatives have already beenpublicly pronounced.