Tshwane Council approves Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations leasing report following a successful public participation process
25 January 2024
Today, the City of Tshwane Council approved the second Rooiwal report, which gives the green light to procced with the 40-year lease of Rooiwal Power Station and Pretoria West Power Station in terms of Regulation 35 of the Municipal Asset Transfer Regulations.
This follows our robust public participation engagements with various stakeholders wherein we received an overwhelming positive response which indicates that our residents understand that we need to take drastic actions to end load-shedding for an energy secure future.
Today's Council approval is one of the six steps to get the two power stations running again. It marks a major milestone to move Tshwane closer to energy independence and stabilising electricity supply to communities.
As part of our master energy plan, over the next three years, the City working towards securing at least 1 000 MW of alternative energy. This has occasioned the need for the City to engage with independent power producers and open up opportunities for alternative energy production.