UNGQONGQOSHE KAGESI USAQHUBEKA NOKUVAKASHELA IZITESHI ZIKAGESI EMPUMALANGA

Ungqongqoshe kagesi usaqhubeka nokuvakashela iziteshi zikagesi eMpumalanga

Ungqongqoshe kaGesi uDkt Kgosientsho Ramokgopa uyaqhubeka nokuvakasha kwakhe kuzona zonke iziteshi zikagesi zakwa-Eskom eziyi-14 kuzwelonke, ngenhloso yokuthola umnyombo wezinkinga esiteshini ngasinye ngenhloso yokuthola impendulo nokuqonda kubaphathi, kubasebenzi, nezinyunyana.

NgoLwesithathu, uRamokgopa uchithe usuku lonke evalelwe emihlanganweni nethimba eSiteshini sikagesi iTutuka eStanderton, eMpumalanga - okungesinye sezikhungo ezenza kabi kakhulu, nalapho umbiko wophenyo wakwa-Eskom wango-2022 uqinisekisa izinsolo zokucekela phansi impahla lapho abasebenzi becekele phansi imishini.

Uma sibheka izinkinga kulesi siteshi sikagesi, iTutuka inamandla okukhiqiza angaphezu kuka-3100 MW, kodwa ikhiqiza ingxenye encane yalokho. Izinga lamalahle elingelihle, ukucekelwa phansi kwengqalasizinda, ukuziphatha okuphansi kwabasebenzi, ukuguga kanye nezisetshenziswa eziwohlokayo ezivame ukubhidlika, kanye nokwebiwa kwamakhebula kawoyela nawethusi kwenze lesi sikhungo singasebenzi.

UDkt Kgosientsho Ramokgopa uthi, “Lesi ngesinye seziteshi zikagesi ezenza kabi kakhulu, futhi sizoxoxisana nabasebenzi ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi sibuyisa okungenani u-3000mw wesizunkulwane.

"Lesi yisona sitshalo lapho inkohlakalo idla lubi khona. Ngakho, sibhekene nakho. Kuphinde kube nenkinga yekhwalithi yamalahle lapha.”

Ungqongqoshe uthi ngazo zonke izindlela zokungenelela abahlela ukuzifaka, ukucinywa kukagesi kungase kuphele ebusika.

“Yebo, sizokwenza isiteshi nesiteshi, uphiko ngophiko nabaphathi basinikeze uhlelo lwabo lokuthi bazosuka kanjani ku-25% baye ku-70%. Manje sesiyazi ubukhulu benkinga nezinkinga ezibhekene nalesi siteshi sikagesi,” kusho uRamokgopa.

Umphathi wesiteshi sikagesi osabambile, uMxolisi Ntanzi uthi zikhona izinhlelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi ogesi abayisithupha bayabuya ekupheleni kwenyanga.

“Ngakho-ke njengamanje, besisebenza amayunithi amancane. Manje, sinecebo. Kusasebenza amathathu kulawa ayisithupha kodwa ambili seziwakhuphulile kanti eyokugcina isalungiswa futhi izoqala ngomhlaka-6 kuMbasa,” kusho uNtanzi.

UNtanzi uthi ukubuyisela lesi sikhungo esisezingeni eliphezulu kuzothuthukisa ukuziphatha kwabasebenzi futhi kuhlinzeke ngogesi odingeka kakhulu egridi.

“Yilokhu ebesikulindile ukuthi sithole ubuholi kungqongqoshe. Ulapha ukuze asisize angasahluleli.” Ukusuka eTutuka, ungqongqoshe kagesi uzothuthela ezimbonini zaseLethabo naseKoeberg ukuze ahlole isimo sezinto lapho.