Premier Alan Winde meets with municipalities to discuss Western Cape energy
3 March 2020
Twenty four of the Western Cape’s municipalities now allow for the installation of solar PV with a connection to the grid, with Bitou being the latest municipality to come on board.
This was announced at the Premier’s Coordinating Forum- a platform for where Western Cape municipalities and the provincial government meet to engage on issues affecting them. The forum, held in Cape Town today, focused exclusively on energy.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said: “The energy crisis has had a real impact on the economy in South Africa . Today was an opportunity for us to firstly receive a briefing from Eskom, and secondly to understand the impact that load shedding is having on businesses and residents in each of our municipalities.”
“I was impressed with the interesting and innovative plans municipalities have in place to mitigate the impact of load shedding- from installing desalination plants to special pumps to help pump water and sewerage during periods of load shedding. We know that a number of our municipalities, especially the bigger ones, have to grapple with these issues every time the lights go off.”