Hydro Plant could be answer to power issues
There is positive news before the onslaught of winter, load-shedding and electricity interruptions. Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (TCLM) has lodged an application with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for a licence to operate the Lydenburg Hydro as an alternative source to augment electricity supply to the area.
The licence is to operate a 2,6MW generation plant for hydropower in terms of Section 11 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006).
Without the hydroelectric plant, there is immense pressure on the town’s grid. The plant, situated outside Lydenburg on the Ohrigstad Road, is the property of TCLM. A service provider runs and maintains it. It would assist Eskom in providing 2,1MV to the municipality.
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“Electricity demand in town now far exceeds supply, and results in regular power outages in both the CBD and residential areas,” said Gravett Herbst, DA councillor.
“We hope this will help TCLM, which is unable to provide the most basic of services to residents. It is fast becoming South Africa’s worst-performing municipality and the premier and the ANC have to admit that governance has come to a standstill and dissolve council under the auspices of Section 139(1)(c) of the Constitution and declare elections in all wards. TCLM is aware of what can happen in case the plant and the Rooidraai Substation challenges are not addressed as a matter of urgency.”
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