We’ve begun the journey to ending load-shedding in Cape Town

2 December 2021

Today, I met the senior management of the City’s energy team to begin the project plan for ending load-shedding in Cape Town over time. This meeting was an important early step on what will be a journey of investment, careful planning, policy and legislative advocacy.

I gave each member a small candle and asked them to keep it safe. We will light those candles together in a few years when we achieve our goals together of protecting Cape Town from load-shedding. Hopefully that will be the last candle they will ever need!

The team will now begin preparation of practical action steps and budget planning. This will be presented to me in January 2022. I have asked for a detailed overview of the resources that they require in order to make this goal a reality. The adjustment budget process is around the corner, and I will use that as an opportunity to resource the key aspects of our electoral mandate from Capetonians.

We are on our way to ending load-shedding over time, and I’m looking forward to sharing our detailed plans in future.

Issued by Greg Wagner, Spokesperson to the Mayor, 2 December 2021