Big power users, including mining houses who say load-shedding will be the death of the industry, say they want government to move faster with new self-generation regulations because they no longer want to be at the mercy of Eskom. Reporting to Ramaphosa at the Business Unity South Africa’s (Busa’s) Economic Indaba, companies who were locked in the energy crisis breakaway discussion for most of Tuesday said they want South Africa’s energy plan to be within direct control of the Presidency, and asked Ramaphosa to fast-rack deregulation of private sector generation.
