The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on Tuesday released a statement saying it was committed to developing the generation capacity needed to meet electricity demands. On Wednesday the City of Cape Town hit back, with Deputy Executive Mayor Ian Neilson challenging the power utility to take a step back and let municipalities purchase their own electricity.
Amid rolling blackouts that oscillate between Stage 2 and Stage 6 on a daily basis, the City of Cape Town has made its stance firmly known: let municipalities buy cleaner energy from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and skip Eskom entirely in an attempt to provide residents with power.
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