WC govt to spend R7bn over next three years to ease load shedding – Winde
The Western Cape premier in his final State of the Province Address on Monday night said load shedding cost the province up R43 million per day.
FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde at the State of the Nation (SONA) debate in Parliament on 14 February 2024. Picture: X/ParliamentofRSA
CAPE TOWN - Premier Alan Winde said that the Western Cape government would be spending R7 billion over the next three years to ease the burden of load shedding in the province.
Winde, who delivered his last State of the Province Address (SOPA) of his term to a packed community hall in Paarl on Monday night, said that at stage four, load shedding costs the Western Cape up to R43 million per day.
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The premier, while being constantly heckled by opposition members, said the Western Cape was on its way to becoming the first province to be free of load shedding.
"I also want to say that in this province, between our province and our municipalities, we have budgeted R7 billion for the next three years to make the Western Cape energy resilient, and in that, it's about partnership with the private sector."