South Africa is drawing scepticism over its plans to declare a state of disaster to help tackle crippling blackouts, with critics arguing that the measure will undermine spending controls and isn’t the solution to the nation’s energy crisis.
“Existing legislation and institutions, if used in good faith, provide all that is necessary to get over load shedding as fast as reasonably possible,” said Hilton Trollip, an energy research consultant and fellow at the University of Cape Town. Bids by Turkey’s Karpowership to supply South Africa have made slow progress because of lawsuits and environmental challenges.
A state of disaster was last imposed in March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, enabling the government to fast-track spending and cut red tape. It later emerged that public funds had been abused, tender processes bypassed and that ANC politicians were among those who benefited from questionable contracts.
The last one WAS a disaster, why would this be any different.
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