Why should any industry get privileged access? They should compete on market consumer demand. In this case the rule should be. Renewable energy, especially wind power has no natural commercial value simply because it cannot be delivered as and when power consumers need it. We buy and sell according to need and capacity. And the customer must decide the rules. If people like what they see they’ll buy it.
If they don't like that then make a rule for Eskom.to tell IPP's.
Wind and solar power are the intermittent freeloaders on the electricity grid. They are treated as if they’re generators, adding power to the grid, but instead they provide something the grid doesn’t need — power that can’t be guaranteed.
If you wish to sell power into the grid, you will have to guarantee a minimum level of supply and guarantee that minimum level of supply 24/7 at the specified power quality, and critically, that minimum level can be no lower than 80 per cent of the maximum amount of energy you will be permitted to sell into the grid. You must be able to provide the electricity as and when needed by Eskom.
Transmission lines to get power to the Grid is your responsibility and not that of tax-payers or consumers.
You must provide your own back-up in case of failure and not rely on the Tax-payer who funds Eskom.
No artificial levelling of the playing field will be tolerated for anyone. Not even Rupert or the Presidents Brother-in-Law.
Bribery comes with the death penalty of permanent banning as in Forever.
Why should any industry get privileged access? They should compete on market consumer demand. In this case the rule should be. Renewable energy, especially wind power has no natural commercial value simply because it cannot be delivered as and when power consumers need it. We buy and sell according to need and capacity. And the customer must decide the rules. If people like what they see they’ll buy it.
If they don't like that then make a rule for Eskom.to tell IPP's.
Wind and solar power are the intermittent freeloaders on the electricity grid. They are treated as if they’re generators, adding power to the grid, but instead they provide something the grid doesn’t need — power that can’t be guaranteed.
If you wish to sell power into the grid, you will have to guarantee a minimum level of supply and guarantee that minimum level of supply 24/7 at the specified power quality, and critically, that minimum level can be no lower than 80 per cent of the maximum amount of energy you will be permitted to sell into the grid. You must be able to provide the electricity as and when needed by Eskom.
Transmission lines to get power to the Grid is your responsibility and not that of tax-payers or consumers.
You must provide your own back-up in case of failure and not rely on the Tax-payer who funds Eskom.
No artificial levelling of the playing field will be tolerated for anyone. Not even Rupert or the Presidents Brother-in-Law.
Bribery comes with the death penalty of permanent banning as in Forever.