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IMeya yedolobha laseKapa uGeordin Hill-Lewis.
- IDolobha laseKapa maduze lizokhipha ithenda lika-500MW wamandla athunyelwayo ukubhekana nokucinywa kukagesi.
- IMeya uGeordin Hill-Lewis ithi ukushintsha kwemakethe kagesi kusho ukuthi izinkampani zifuna ukungena ezinkontileka ezimfushane nedolobha.
- ICouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research yenza ucwaningo lokutholakala kwegridi yedolobha.
- Ukuze uthole izindaba nokuhlaziywa kwesimo sezulu, yiya ku News24 Climate Ikusasa.
Njengoba ukucinywa kukagesi kuba yinjwayelo, iDolobha laseKapa lilungiselela ukwethula ithenda kagesi ongu-500MW kagesi othunyelwayo emasontweni azayo, futhi libheka izinkontileka ezimfushane nabadidiyeli.
IMeya uGeordin Hill-Lewis umemezele ithenda ezayo edolobheni umhlangano wokuqala womkhandlu emasontweni ambalwa edlule. Ithenda yamandla athunyelwayo – angavulwa aphinde acinywe uma kudingeka – iwubuchwepheshe obungabonwayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi idolobha livulekele izixazululo zegesi ukuya kumandla kanye nokugcinwa kwebhethri.
IDolobha laseGoli ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule liphinde lakhipha isicelo seziphakamiso ezivela kubadidiyeli bakagesi abahlukene abazimele ukuze kunqandwe ukucishwa kukagesi. IDolobha laseGoli, elalibuswa nguMpho Phalatse ngaleso sikhathi, nalo alinalwazi kwezobuchwepheshe uma kuxazululwa inkinga kagesi futhi lathi livuleleke kugesi welanga, ukugcinwa kwamabhethri, ukumosha ugesi nokusetshenziswa kwegesi.
U-Hill-Lewis wabelane kabanzi ngezinhlelo zaseKapa zokwakha amandla kagesi ngesikhathi somcimbi obuhlelwe yinkampani yokutshala izimali i-Citadel eKapa ngoLwesithathu.
Ebuzwa ukuthi kungani idolobha licabanga ngegesi, uma kubhekwa lokho amaphrojekthi afanayo angaphansi kwezinselele zomthetho, u-Hill-Lewis uthe lobu buchwepheshe buyathunyelwa futhi bushibhile kunokusebenzisa udizili. Uqhube wathi nakuba idolobha lizokwamukela amathenda obuchwepheshe obuhlukene akusho ukuthi bazophumelela bonke ngoba kuzomele bangene ohlelweni lokuhlola.
“Ngisacabanga iningi [of bids] izophuma ku-solar, kanye nesitoreji,” kusho yena.
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UHill-Lewis uthe isizathu esenze ukuthi ithenda ingakaphumi ukuthi idolobha liphinde libheke ukuthi izivumelwano zokuthengwa kukagesi (PPAs) kumele zibe isikhathi esingakanani.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ama-PPA ayecishe abe yiminyaka engama-20. Kodwa lezi zikhathi ziyancipha njengoba imakethe kagesi ithuthuka. Ukuxhumana nezinkampani zikagesi ovuselelekayo kuveze ukuthi zikulungele ukungena ezivumelwaneni zeminyaka emihlanu, kusho uHill-Lewis.
“Okwamanje, izinkampani ezivuselelekayo zisitshela ukuthi zikulungele ukwamukela ama-PPA weminyaka emihlanu,” esho. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi isidingo samandla avuselelekayo sesikhulile, futhi izinkampani azikhathazeki ngokuthi ngeke zibe nabakhiphayo uma nje inkontileka isiphelile.
“Kunesidingo esikhulu samandla kangangoba bayazi ukuthi bangavele bawadayisele omunye umuntu,” kusho uHill-Lewis.
Imakethe kagesi iyashintsha ukuze ifake abathengi nabathengisi abaningi, ukushintshisana kwamandla nakho kuzokwenzeka lapho amandla angathengwa ngenani eliqondile, futhi lokho kuzophinde kuqede isidingo se-PPA.
UHill-Lewis uthe iCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research yenza ucwaningo mayelana nokutholakala kwegridi yedolobha. Idolobha linqume ukuqhubeka nokwethula ithenda ngoba akumele licacise ukuthi iphrojekthi kumele ibe yiphi ingxenye yedolobha.
Ukutholakala kwegridi kuyinkinga kazwelonke. Ngonyaka odlule uhulumeni ayikwazanga ukunikeza amaphrojekthi omoya angama-23 ngenxa yezinkinga zegridi.
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Ithenda ezayo yeDolobha laseKapa iyingxenye yezigaba ezintathu zohlelo lokuthengwa kwempahla ukuze kuvikelwe ukucima kukagesi, kubika iNews24 phambilini.
NgoFebhuwari wonyaka odlule, idolobhakazi lethule ithenda ka-200MW yezinto ezivuselelekayo, kanti amanye amathenda azomenyezelwa ezinyangeni ezizayo.
Idolobha lisanda kumemezela ukuthi lizokhokha ukheshi emabhizinisini aphakela ugesi owedlulele egridi.
INational Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) igunyaze intela yokuphakelayo engu-78,98c/kWh. Idolobhakazi lengeza u-25c/kWh ngaphezu kwalokho ukukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali ekukhiqizeni okugxilile.
* Isihloko salo mbhalo sibuyekeziwe ukuze sibonise, ngokuhambisana nesihloko, sokuthi uMkhandludolobha waseKapa wake wakhipha amathenda phambilini. INews24 iyazisola ngephutha.
