A taxi strike in the Western Cape, South Africa, is impacting power utility Eskom’s service levels.
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) initiated a seven-day strike against the City of Cape Town, leading to violence and disruptions in the city.
Several major South African metros are introducing solar feed-in tariffs, allowing residents with solar power systems to sell excess power back to the grid and reduce their monthly electricity bills.
Western Cape premier Alan Winde has warned that the province could face even worse load shedding than the rest of South Africa due to delays at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
The City of Cape Town has drafted an Energy Strategy with the goal of ending load shedding in the city for good.
The strategy aims to add 1,000 MW of independent power supply, with the first 650 MW expected to go online within the next five years, protecting the city from four stages of load shedding by 2026.
The City of Cape Town in South Africa has announced that residents who use their solar installations before receiving municipal approval will not be fined if they can prove they have initiated the application process. However, properties with unregistered solar systems will still be subject to penalties.