Mashaba’s ego threatens future of Tshwane coalition
16 August 2022
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is disappointed by the decision of ActionSA in the City of Tshwane, a member of the city’s governing coalition, to vote against a report that will help make the capital city independent of Eskom and load-shedding.
The city proposes to lease the Pretoria West and Rooiwal power stations to a consortium of private companies who want to invest in clean, alternative energy generation.
The lease will not only save the city R300 million a year in maintenance costs, it could unlock private sector investment not currently available to the city and that could create 30 000 new jobs.
In essence, the project is one possible answer to the question that every metro in the country must be asking itself: how can we diversify our electricity supply, become less dependent on Eskom, and minimise load-shedding?