U-Eskom uzoqala uhlelo lokuvala ugesi kubo bonke labo abatshubhe izigubhu zikagesi bese bethweswa icala lobugebengu.
I-Eskom okwamanje isebenzisa ukuqaliswa okukhulu kwamamitha ahlakaniphile eNingizimu Afrika, futhi amakhasimende atholakala etshubhe izigubhu zikagesi azobhekana nokunqanyulwa ngokushesha kanye namacala obugebengu angaba khona.
Inkampani kagesi itshele i-MyBroadband ukuthi amamitha ahlonyiswe ngobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe obungakwazi ukubona ngokuzenzakalelayo ukutshubha, ukuphambuka, kanye namaphethini okusetshenziswa okungajwayelekile.
“Uma imisebenzi enjalo itholakala, imitha inganqanyulwa ukuphakelwa kude futhi ikhiphe isaziso sophenyo,” kusho i-Eskom.
Amakhasimende atholakale enecala lokutshubha amamitha awo kagesi azobhekana nezijeziso ezilandelayo:
Ukunqanyulwa ngokushesha kokuphakelwa
Izimali zokuxhuma kabusha uma ukuphambuka sekulungisiwe
Ukubuyiselwa kwenani likagesi ongalinganisiwe
Amacala obugebengu angaba khona ngaphansi koMthetho Wokulawulwa Kogesi kanye neminye imithetho esebenzayo
“I-Eskom iyaqhubeka nokugcizelela ukuthi ukuxhumeka okungekho emthethweni nokutshubha kubangela umonakalo omkhulu engqalasizinda, kubeka izingozi ezinkulu zokuphepha, futhi kunegalelo ekugcwaleni ngokweqile kwendawo,” kusho inkampani.
Ukuqaliswa kwayo okukhulu kwe-smart meter kuyingxenye yomkhankaso we-Eskom wokuthuthukisa inethiwekhi yayo kagesi, ukuthuthukisa ukuzinza kwegridi, nokunciphisa ukulahleka kwamandla okubangelwa ukuxhumeka okungekho emthethweni kanye nokuphazamiseka kwemitha.
Le nkampani ibeka phambili ukuthunyelwa kwamamitha ahlakaniphile ezindaweni ezithinteke kakhulu ukugcwala ngokweqile kwenethiwekhi kanye nokwebiwa kukagesi.
“Lolu hlelo luzobona amamitha ahlakaniphile angaba ngu-577,000 efakwe ngo-2026, kanti ukuqedwa okuphelele kuhloselwe u-2027,” kusho i-Eskom.
“La mamitha akha ingxenye yohlelo olubanzi lwe-Eskom lokuqeda ukunciphisa umthwalo ngo-2027, okuzuzisa cishe amakhasimende ayizigidi ezingu-1.69 e-Eskom ayizigidi ezingu-7.2 kuwo wonke ama-feeder angu-971.”
Le nkampani iphinde yandise ugesi oyisisekelo wamahhala emizini eminingi, isebenzisa imithombo yamandla esatshalaliswayo ukuqinisa ukuphakelwa, kanye nokusebenzisana nemiphakathi ukubhekana nokwebiwa kukagesi.
I-Eskom imemezele uhlelo lwayo lokunqamula ukuxhumeka okungekho emthethweni okucishe kube ngu-600,000 ngo-2026 ngesikhathi senkomfa yayo ye-Summer Outlook ngoLwesihlanu, mhla zi-5 kuMandulo 2025.
Umkhankaso wokuqala ungenye yezinyathelo eziningana ezithathwa yinkampani ukuze kuqedwe ukwehla komthwalo ekuqaleni kuka-2027.
Ukunciphisa umthwalo kulimaza abampofu
Imephu echaza ukukhishwa kwe-smart meter okusheshayo kwe-Eskom okuhlose ukuqeda ukwehla komthwalo
Ukunciphisa umthwalo kube ngokoqobo emiphakathini eminingi yaseNingizimu Afrika iminyaka eminingi. Kuhilela abasabalalisi bakagesi ukunqamula ugesi ezindaweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi lezo ezinamazinga aphezulu okuxhumeka okungekho emthethweni.
Kodwa-ke, akusebenzi njalo njengoba kuhlosiwe. Ukwabelana ngengqalasizinda yokusabalalisa ugesi kungaholela nasezindaweni eziseduze ezinamazinga aphezulu okuthobela imithetho kunqanyulwe.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezimo lapho ukwehla komthwalo kuqaliswa khona ngoba ukuthuthukiswa kwenethiwekhi yokusabalalisa kwehluleka ukuhambisana nentuthuko yezindlu nebhizinisi.
I-Eskom okwamanje isebenzisa ukwehla komthwalo ukususa cishe ama-529MW esidingo kugridi ngesikhathi sehora eliphezulu lakusihlwa nasekuseni.
Ithe ukuqaliswa kwayo kwe-smart meter kuzogxila kumakhasimende akhonzwa yiziphakeli zokusabalalisa ezigcwele ngokweqile ezingu-211 ukuze kuqedwe ukunciphisa umthwalo eNorth West kanye nasezifundazweni ezintathu zaseKapa ngoMashi 2026.
Ngemuva kwalokho, izogxila kwezinye iziphakeli ezingu-761, ihlose ukuqeda ngokuphelele ukunciphisa umthwalo ngoMashi 2027.
UNgqongqoshe kagesi namandla uKgosientsho Ramokgopa usanda kuzibophezela ukwazisa umphakathi ngemizamo yokuqeda ukunciphisa umthwalo, njengoba uhulumeni ayenzile ngokunqamula umthwalo.
UNgqongqoshe uthe le nkinga yayinezici zezenhlalo nezomnotho futhi ithinta abantu abampofu abahlala ezweni ngendlela engalingani.
“Siyithola emadolobheni, siyithola ezindaweni eziseduze namadolobha, emalokishini,” kusho uRamokgopa. “Sizoqhubeka nokuziphendulela, sisebenzisana nomasipala kanye nabanye abadlali esikhathini esizayo.”
Izindleko zikagesi ezikhuphukayo ze-Eskom cishe ziye zaba negalelo elikhulu ezinseleleni zokuxhumeka okungekho emthethweni iNingizimu Afrika ebhekene nazo, njengoba imindeni eminingi izithole ingakwazi ukukhokhela ugesi.
Uhulumeni unikeza isibonelelo sikagesi esiyisisekelo samahhala emindenini ehlwempu. Kodwa-ke, ochwepheshe bathi isabelo sama-50kWh esineminyaka engamashumi amabili asanele futhi kufanele sibe eduze kwama-350kWh.
Imindeni empofu nayo ithola ukufinyelela ezinhlelweni ze-Eskom ze-Homelight ezishibhile, kodwa isakhokhela kakhulu ugesi kunamakhasimende amakhulu ezimboni ze-Eskom.
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