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Amadolobha amakhulu aseNingizimu Afrika asemjahweni wokwethula ezinye izinhlelo zikagesi ukuze kuncishiswe futhi kugcine kuqedwe ukucishwa kukagesi, njengoba izinkinga ezimenyezelwe yi-Eskom zibonakala zingeke zixazululeke eminyakeni ezayo.
Akuwona nje ugesi ovuselelekayo abawalandelayo njengendlela yokunciphisa umthelela wokucishwa kukagesi kwa-Eskom. Igesi, ilanga, umoya kanye nokuphathwa kwamandla kagesi kuyingxenye eqinile kulezi zinhlelo.
UMasipala weTheku, ohlanganisa netheku leTheku, ungumasipala wakamuva eNingizimu Afrika ukumemezela ngohlelo olukhulu oluvuselelekayo okuhloswe ngalo ukunciphisa umthelela wokucishwa kukagesi.
FUNDA FUTHI: Omasipala abahlulekile, abaphukile nezikweletu zika-R79bn banqwabelanisa upende kaMgcinimafa ekhoneni
Isikhungo soMgcinimafa Kazwelonke Sokweluleka Ngezobuchwepheshe ngeledlule sikhanyise izinhlelo zikamasipala zokuthenga amamegawathi angama-400 (MW) omthamo wokuphehla amandla amasha, ahlanganisa u-100MW welanga kanye nama-300MW wegesi yokuphehla amandla ngo-2025 nango-2026 ngokulandelana.
“Ukuthengwa kuka-400MW kuzobuyisela ukuvikeleka kukagesi, kunciphise umthelela wokucinywa kukagesi, kunciphise ukuthembela kugridi kazwelonke, kuthuthukise umnotho nokudala namathuba emisebenzi,” kusho isitatimende sikaMasipala weTheku ngeledlule.
Omasipala abaningi abancane – okukhona kubo i-Orania, i-Mossel Bay, i-Stellenbosch, i-Overstrand, i-Saldanha Bay, i-Drakenstein ne-Swartland – nabo bamemezele izinhlelo zokuthola ezinye izindlela esikhundleni sikagesi wakwa-Eskom.
Win-win
Ukujaha izinto ezivuselelwayo, ngenkathi kunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kokucishwa kukagesi kubahlali, kunenye inzuzo ekukhuphuleni imali kamasipala eyaba nomthelela omkhulu ngo-2022 ngenxa yezinsuku ezingama-205 zokucishwa kukagesi okwakudingeka bakubekezelele.
Kwabanye omasipala, ukudayiswa kukagesi kwenza ama-80% noma ngaphezulu emali engenayo, kanti eKapa naseGoli ukuthengiswa kukagesi kubalelwa ku-32% no-25% wemali engenayo ngokulandelana.
Ngasekuqaleni konyaka, iGoli lamemezela izinhlelo zokuthola ugesi ongu-500MW, ngemuva kokukhipha izicelo zeziphakamiso (RFPs) zezivumelwano zokuthenga ugesi zesikhashana kubakhiqizi bamandla abazimele (IPPs). Lawa ma-RFP abe yizinyanga ezingama-36, nakuba amadolobha amakhulu kanye nomasipala bephikelela ukuthola izinkontileka zesikhathi eside ezifana nalezi ezisanda kuphothulwa yiTheku.
FUNDA FUTHI: Omasipala neminyango kahulumeni bakweleta u-Eskom imali engaphezu kuka-R50 billion
IGoli linethemba lokunqamula izigaba ezintathu zokucinywa kukagesi, kanti izinhlelo zaseKapa ezizimisele kakhulu zihlose ukuqeda ezine.
eGoli
Izinhlelo zaseGoli zengeza amandla angu-74MW ngokubuyisela ezindaweni ezimbili zokusebenza ze-gas-turbine, futhi zonge u-85MW ngokufaka amasistimu adluliswayo avumela idolobhakazi ukuthi linqamule ukude izisetshenziswa zamandla aphezulu njengamagiza.
Omunye u-322MW uzokongwa ngezinhlelo ezingcono zokulawula ugesi kusetshenziswa amamitha ahlakaniphile azonyakaza kunokuba avale ugesi ezindlini ngezikhathi zokufunwa kakhulu. IJoburg ithola u-90% wamandla ayo kwa-Eskom, kanti imali esele ivela eSiteshini sikagesi i-Kelvin e-Kempton Park.
Inkinga ebhekene nawo wonke ama-metro ukuthi ungabhekana kanjani nesidingo samahora aphakeme ekuseni nakusihlwa uma kubhekwa isici esiphansi sokutholakala okuvela ezintweni ezivuselelekayo.
Amametro amaningi ahlela inhlanganisela yezinto ezivuselelekayo, igesi kanye nodizili ukuze kubhekwane nenkinga yokucinywa kukagesi. Okwamanje, uhlelo luwukunciphisa umthelela wokucishwa kukagesi njengoba, komasipala abaningi, ukuphuma ngokuphelele kugridi kuyinto engenakwenzeka esikhathini esizayo esibonakalayo.
Kweyakhe Isimo Sesizwe ngoFebhuwari, uMongameli Cyril Ramaphosa uthe kwenziwa izinguquko ukuze kuvunyelwe ukuphehlwa kukagesi kwangasese, wengeza ngokuthi kunezinhlelo ezingaphezu kwe-100 okulindeleke ukuthi zinikeze amandla amasha angaphezu kuka-9 000MW ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
FUNDA FUTHI: Amakhasimende aseGoli angase asulwe isikweletu sika-100% esikweletini sikamasipala, kuqinisekisa idolobha
“Izinkampani eziningi ezibambe iqhaza ohlelweni lukagesi ovuselelekayo zizongena maduze ekwakhiweni futhi zilethe isamba esingu-2 800MW samandla amasha,” kusho uRamaphosa.
eKapa
IMeya yaseKapa uGeordin Hill-Lewis uthi idolobha lihlela ukuqeda ukucishwa kukagesi eminyakeni emine ezayo. Ngo-2022 yakhipha ithenda ka-200MW wamandla avuselelwayo avela kuma-IPP, nokongiwa kuka-60MW ekulawuleni isidingo esingcono sikagesi ngokuklomelisa izakhamuzi ngokunciphisa isidingo ngezikhathi eziphezulu.
Lolu hlelo luvumela amabhizinisi kanye nezakhamizi ezizikhiqizela ugesi ukuthi ziwudayisele idolobha ngemali. Kamuva nje, idolobha limemezele izinhlelo zokuthenga enye i-500MW kubahlinzeki bamandla avuselelekayo kanye nabahlinzeki begesi ukuya kumandla.
Okuthokozisayo odabeni lwaseKapa ukuthi amandla amaningi athengwa kuma-IPP azoba ishibhile kunogesi wakwa-Eskom, kodwa uma ibhethri lifakiwe, izindleko zizoba phezulu.
Lokhu kungase kungazikhathazi amabhizinisi amaningi nezakhamuzi, ezibonakala zizimisele ukukhokha imali encane ukuze kuqedwe ukucishwa kukagesi. IKapa liphinde libheke ezomnotho zokuthuthukisa isikhungo sokuphehla amanzi i-Steenbras, esesivele sisetshenziswa ukuhlinzeka ngogesi ohlanzekile ongu-180MW ngesikhathi sokudingeka kakhulu.
Ekurhuleni kanye neNelson Mandela Bay
Okunye okuzisulile kugridi i-Ekurhuleni esifundeni sase-East Rand eGauteng, ngonyaka odlule yamemezela izinhlelo zokuthola phakathi kuka-150MW no-680MW wamandla avuselelekayo kuma-IPP.
Idolobhakazi selifake ama-solar ophahleni emabhilidini amaningi angaphansi kukamasipala omkhulu futhi likhuthaza nezindawo zokuhlala ukuba zenze okufanayo.
Okungalindelekile ukuthi uMasipala waseNelson Mandela Bay kule nyanga umemezele izinhlelo zokwakhiwa kwesikhungo sikagesi welanga sika-R2.7 billion njengengxenye yemizamo yokunciphisa ukucishwa kukagesi ezakhamuzini zendawo.
Isigaba sokuqala sizoqala ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka futhi sizokwengeza u-150MW kugridi yasekhaya, kanye nezinhlelo zokuthi enye engu-125MW yengezwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Idolobha lithi linentshisekelo yokuthenga enye i-100MW kuma-IPP edolobheni elidume ngomoya nokukhanya kwelanga.
I-red tape … kanye no-Mantashe
KUBUKEKA sengathi iTheku seliqhamuke nesisekelo kwabanye omasipala abasebenzisa iteyipu ebomvu yokukhiqizwa kukagesi uRamaphosa ayeyibikezele. Ithole ukugunyazwa yiSikhungo Sokweluleka Ngezobuchwepheshe sikaMgcinimafa ngaphansi kwemihlahlandlela emisha yokuthengwa kwempahla ebalulwe kuMthetho Wokuphathwa Kwezimali Kamasipala, okuhloswe ngawo ukuhlinzeka ngomhlahlandlela komasipala ukuze bathole amandla amasha okukhiqiza.
Ngaphansi koMthetho Wokulawulwa Kogesi, uNgqongqoshe Wezezimbiwa Namandla uGwede Mantashe kudingeka akhiphe lokho okubizwa ngeSigaba 34 sokugunyazwa kokuphehlwa kukagesi omusha, omkhulu.
Kusazobonakala ukuthi ngabe lokhu kubeka yini i-crimp ezinhlelweni zokukhipha izimboni ezintsha zikagesi, nakuba amanye ama-metro abonakala ekulungele ukubeke eceleni lokhu futhi aqhubeke nezinhlelo zawo noma ngabe yini.
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