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The Carte Blanche episode last night, Sunday 18th October, once again opened our eyes to just how in-efficient Eskom is.
A June 2009 Confidential document leaked to Carte Blanche has highlighted the fact that Eskom has more than R3 Billion outstanding for 60 Days, of which R1.8 Billion is from one Suburb being Soweto.
It also emerged that the countries that recieve our exported electricity only experienced a 7% increase since 2008, over the same time frame the local South African consumer had to bear the brunt of 2 HUGE increases – 27.3% and 31.3%
What is most shocking for more, personally is that BHP Billiton has actually had a reduction of prices to the tune of 40% – Why you ask? Well the agreement with the large mines is such that if the commodity they produce/mine falls in price then do does their electricity costs. I would love to have been at the mining houses head office after that deal was concluded – just to see them breaking out in un-controlled fits of laughter doe to the stupidity of Eskom agreeing to deals like this!!!!!
One must remember that a large Aluminum Smelter uses the same amount of electricty as Port Elizabeth!!!! In fact Eskom is selling this electricity at this scale at a loss to BHP?
If one also adds up the past and proposed increases tabled by Eskom you will be paying 500% more than you did in 2008? This will cripple us all, jobs will be lost, businesses will be closed – and then the problem gets worse from there,
We have ALL the incentive in the world to change our habits and way we live, if we wait for these electricity hikes before we change it is too late.
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