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We in South Africa have a single state owned energy producer, Eskom. We consistently have power cuts (load shedding) to prevent grid collapse, it has the highes
by matdehaast 5y ago
We in South Africa have a single state owned energy producer, Eskom. We consistently have power cuts (load shedding) to prevent grid collapse, it has the highest head count per MWH produced and is in total disarray.
I definitely believe having multiple independent producers makes a huge difference for competition and ensuring energy stability
- 0xy 5y agoEskom is in disarray because of affirmative action policies that prevent the hiring of qualified engineers, and ensure the creation of corrupt suppliers that do things like charge USD$18,000 for a broom. [1] [2] It has little to do with actual infrastructure and is more related to huge knowledge gaps and political corruption. [1] https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eskom-must-suspend-affirmative-action-356581 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eskom-must-suspend-a... [2] https://www.biznews.com/undictated/2021/11/16/eskom-bee-affirmative-action https://www.biznews.com/undictated/2021/11/16/eskom-bee-affi...