Another Energy Crisis in Cape Town, HOT GAS or NO GAS
I can’t believe that the Western Cape is going through its third energy crisis in a year with the collapse of liquid petroleum gas supplies, the fools responsible for managing our countries energy needs should be held accountable. Eskom should at least give all Capetonians one months’ free electricity supply for the inconvenience and loss of earnings they have caused over the last year. The state must be held accountable for the huge loss of revenue caused to restaurants, caterers and manufacturers who are battling to cope as gas for cooking and heating has become unobtainable. HOW IS THIS POSIBLE AGAIN???
The effects of the gas shortage on key industries, particularly tourism, where gas was used in most catering kitchens are catastrophic LPG is also used in key industrial processes like powder coating. The crisis was a clear indication of a lack of long-term energy planning in the province. The gas industry may also soon be a responsibility of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, when the regulator's moves to set up systems of control are complete.
The gas crisis follows in the wake of a diesel crisis and the electricity crisis which came after one generator at Koeberg was damaged and distribution problems on the electricity network tripped out the whole grid. THIS IS PATHETIC, does anybody have any solutions?
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