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In 2009 Patrice Motsepe said electricity was too cheap and that was preventing independent power producers from entering the South African market.
14 years later electricity tariffs have gone up by over 600% and Patrice Motsepe owns an independent power production company.
TIMELINE- THE RISE OF IPPs in SOUTH AFRICA.
▫️2008 Brian Dames became the chief officer of Eskom Generation.
▫️2009 Patrice Motsepe says Eskom electricity is too cheap and that was preventing independent power producers.
▫️2010 Brain Dames became CEO of Eskom.
▫️ 2011 first bid window for solar and wind projects to be funded by eskom.
▫️2012 Globeleq established HQ in Cape Town. Globeleq is the leading IPP company in Africa and is owned by the UK government.
▫️2012 Cyril Ramaphosa returns to frontline politics and is elected deputy president of the ANC.
▫️2014: 121 hours of load shedding recorded.
▫️ March 2014 Brian Dames resigns from Eskom
▫️Sept 2014 Brian Dames joins African Rainbow Minerals and Energy owned by Patrice Motsepe.
▫️ Dec 2014 Cyril Ramaphosa assigned to oversee the turnaround of Eskom in what was labelled the “war room.”
▫️2015 : 858 hours of load shedding
▫️ 2017: Cyril Ramaphosa wins ANC conference.
▫️ 2018: Cyril Ramaphosa becomes president of South Africa.
🔑 Pravin Gordhan appointed minister of Public Enterprises- overseeing Eskom.
▫️2018: 127 hours of load shedding
▫️2019: 528 hours of load shedding
▫️2020: 859 hours of load shedding
▫️2021: 1099 hours of load shedding
▫️2021: IPP bid window 5
▫️ 2021 Ikamva Consortium - secured 12 of the 25 projects on offer.
🔑 info : The Ikamva Consortium includes Oslo-listed Aker Horizon's Mainstream, South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe's Africa Rainbow Energy & Power, local firm H1 Holdings and Globeleq, which the development finance institutions of Britain and Norway owns.
▫️2022 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has awarded an electricity trading license to Remgro’s The Energy Exchange. Remgro is owned by Johann Rupert.
▫️2023: R41 billion spent by Eskom on IPPs which represents 27% of expenditure. Ipp’s only generated 8% of the power in 2023.
🔑 info: Between 1988 and 2007, electricity tariffs increased by 223%, whilst inflation over this period was 335%.
‼️From the 2008 there was a clear and sharp inflection point for electricity tariffs in South Africa. ‼️‼️‼️‼️
From 2008 to 2022, electricity tariffs increased by 653%, whilst inflation over this period was 129%. Thus, electricity tariffs increased four-fold (or quadrupled) in real money terms in 14 years.
“Connect the dots” - Pravin Gordhan
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Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!
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Don't forget Sheep Shearing World Champions 🐑 ✂️
South Africa dominated global sports in 2023.
The Springboks won the Rugby World Cup.
The Proteas reached the Semi Finals of the Cricket World Cup.
Erik Van Rooyen won the PGA Tour's World Wide Technology Championship.
Mamelodi Sundowns won the African Football League.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies won the CAF Women's Champions League.
South Africa won the Africa Netball Cup.
South Africa won 14 Gold medals and set 7 new world records at the WPC World Powerlifting Championships.
South Africa won 2 Gold medals at the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
Blitzboks won the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai.
Bok Women 7s won the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifiers
South Africa won both the Men's and Women's African Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.
South Africa's Women's Indoor Hockey Team won the Tuanku Zara Cup.
South Africa's Men's Indoor Hockey Team were runners-up in the Sultan Nazrin Shah Cup.
Kgothatso Montjane won the ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters title alongside Yui Kamiji.
Nkosi Ndebele won the BRAVE Combat Federation Bantamweight Title.
Dawid Rooifontein won the International Category at the National Honey Show in the UK.
KenBigDeal retweeted
He literally is the most copied person but the fashion industry got offended when he said he’s the leader 💀😭
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Almost cussed a black woman about a white man….let me get off twitter for the day.
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