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I-Great Solar Bait-and-Switch: Indlela Uhulumeni Aqasha Ngayo Izakhamuzi Ukuze Zisindise Igridi, Bese Ebajezisa Ngokukwenza

ISITHA ESIKHULU SELANGA-FUTHI-SISHINTSHE: INDLELA UMBUSO OQASHA NGAYO IZAKHAMUZI UKUZE ZISINDISE IGRIDI, BESE UZIJEZISA NGOKWENZA KANJALO

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Kukhona ukungakholwa okucacile komthetho lapho ubheka uhulumeni encenga izakhamuzi zakhe ukuba zisebenzise imali yazo yokulondoloza impilo yazo ukuze zixazulule inkinga yezwe, bese zibiza lezo zakhamuzi ngokuthi zikhululekile kwezomnotho lapho inkinga iphela.

Phakathi kuka-2022 no-2024, lapho ukucima kukagesi okuqhubekayo kulimaza umnotho waseNingizimu Afrika, uhulumeni kazwelonke wakhipha isicelo esiphuthumayo nesingenakuphikiswa kumkhakha ozimele kanye nemindeni evamile: khiqiza ugesi wakho, ufake i-solar ophahleni, bese ususa umfutho kugridi kazwelonke egcwele ngokweqile.

Ukuze kusheshiswe leso sibonelelo sosizo sangasese, umbuso wasebenzisa izikhuthazo ezisemthethweni ezicacile. KuSabelomali sika-2023, uMgcinimafa Kazwelonke wethule isaphulelo sentela yelanga seSigaba 6C, esinikeza abantu imali efinyelela ku-R15,000 (isaphulelo sentela esingu-25%) ukuze bathenge amaphaneli e-photovoltaic ophahleni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Eskom yaqhubeka nokuhoxisa izindleko zokubhalisa kanye nokuxhumeka kwezinhlelo zokuhlala ze-Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) ezifika ku-50 kVA, yaze yakhipha ngisho namamitha ahlakaniphile mahhala—uhlelo olubaluleke kakhulu ekuzinzeni kwesistimu kangangokuthi ukuhoxiswa kwayo kwemali kusaqhubeka kuze kube ngumhla zingama-30 kuMandulo 2026.

Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika basabela ngobuningi. Kuzo zonke izindawo ezisemadolobheni, amapaki ezimboni, nasemapulazini, emindenini kanye nabaninimabhizinisi amancane batshale amashumi ezigidigidi zamaRandi kumaphaneli elanga, kuma-inverter, nasemabhange ebhethri. Ndawonye, ​​izakhamuzi ezizimele zengeze ngokuthula izinkulungwane zama-megawatts omthamo wophahla, zithwala izwe ehoreni lalo elimnyama kakhulu kwezomnotho futhi zodwa zanciphisa isidingo esikhulu sasemini semikhumbi yamalahle e-Eskom ewayo.

Manje, ngena ngo-Agasti 2026.

Njengoba ukucinywa komthwalo kumisiwe okwesikhashana kanye nokuthengiswa kukagesi emini kwehla, uMnyango Kagesi Namandla ushicilele iPhepha Lokuguquguquka Kwemakethe Kagesi (iGazethi Kahulumeni No. 55226).

Okufakwe kahle ngaphakathi komklamo wayo wemakethe yobuchwepheshe kunesimiso esiyisisekelo esiqondisayo esinesihloko esithi “Khubaza ukugibela ngokukhululeka.”

Ekubonisweni okumangalisayo kwe-whiplash yokulawula, iphepha lesimo sikahulumeni lithi ngenxa yokuthi imindeni enezinto zelanga isebenzisa amahora ambalwa e-kilowatt kusuka kugridi ngenkathi iqhubeka nokuxhumeka ukuze ithole usizo, ayisakhokhi "isabelo sayo esifanele" sezindleko zengqalasizinda ezihleliwe. Ikhambi elihlongozwayo liwukuguqulwa kwesakhiwo okubanzi: ukususa inkokhelo yokuthengisa ekusetshenzisweni kwevolumu (ukukhokhela ugesi owusebenzisayo ngempela) iye kumthamo ophoqelekile, ophezulu ozinzile wanyanga zonke kanye nezindleko zenethiwekhi yazo zonke izindawo ezixhunywe kugridi.

Umyalezo ovela kuhulumeni uqedele ukujikeleza okuphelele kwamadigri angu-180:

    • 2023: "Sicela nisebenzise imali yenu elangeni ukuze nisindise igridi kazwelonke."
    • 2026: "Unciphise ukusetshenziswa kwegridi yakho njengoba nje sicelile, ngakho-ke manje sizokujezisa ngezindleko eziqinile eziphoqelekile ukuze uthole imali yethu elahlekile."

Imfundiso Esemthethweni "Yokulindela Okusemthethweni"

Lokhu kuphikisana kwenqubomgomo akusikho nje ezomnotho ezimbi; kumele ukwephulwa okukhulu kokuqonda kokuphatha ngaphansi komthetho womthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika.

Ngaphansi kweSigaba 33 soMthethosisekelo kanye noMthetho Wokukhuthaza Ubulungiswa Bokuphatha (i-PAJA), isenzo sikahulumeni kumele sibe semthethweni, sinengqondo, futhi sibe nobulungiswa ngokwenqubo. Ngaphakathi kwemithetho yethu kukhona imfundiso emisiwe yokulindela okuqinile kanye nokwenqubo okusemthethweni.

Lapho izinhlaka zombuso zikhuthaza izakhamuzi ezizimele ukuba zishintshe isimo sazo sezezimali—ngokusebenzisa izikhuthazo zentela ezisemthethweni, izinkulumo zongqongqoshe, kanye nokuxolelwa kokuxhumeka kwezinsizakusebenza okusemthethweni—umbuso udala ukumelwa okubophezelayo ngokomthetho. Izakhamuzi zenze ngokwethembeka ngesisekelo sokuthi ukunciphisa ukuthembela kugridi kwakuyinto enhle yomphakathi evunyelwe ngokusemthethweni ezoletha ukonga kokusebenza kwesikhathi eside.

Ukuze uMnyango uguquke ngenkathi ukuxolelwa kwemali yokuxhumeka kwe-SSEG ye-Eskom kusasebenza ngokomthetho futhi kushicilelwe ku-gazette, inqubomgomo eyenzelwe ukuvimba lokho konga kwemindeni ngemali engenakugwenywa yincazelo yencwadi yesifundo yesithiyo sokuphatha kanye nokushintsha. Awukwazi ukumema izakhamuzi ukuthi zitshale imali ngaphansi kwesethi eyodwa yemithetho bese ushintsha ukwakheka kwentela ngokubheka emuva ukuze unciphise imbuyiselo kulolo tshalomali.

Ukuvikela Ukungasebenzi Kahle Ngezindleko Zokusungula Izinto Ezintsha

Ingqondo yezomnotho esekela le ntela "yokulwa nokugibela mahhala" inephutha njengoba kunjalo ngesimo sayo esingokomthetho.

Ngokujezisa imindeni etshale imali emshinini welanga, uhulumeni uphatha igridi kagesi kazwelonke hhayi njengeplatifomu evumela umnotho wesimanje, ohlukaniswe, kodwa njengenhlangano ephethe imali eningi ebolekiwe okufanele ikhokhwe ngazo zonke izindleko.

Okubi nakakhulu, i-Position Paper isungula uhlelo olungenabulungisa kakhulu, olunezigaba ezimbili:

    • Imakethe Evulekile Yezinkampani: Abasebenzisi bamandla amakhulu ezimbonini abadlula i-1 MW bazoqokwa “njengamakhasimende afanelekile,” abakhululekile ukudlula imigqa kamasipala futhi basebenze ngqo nabahwebi abazimele abavuselelekayo noma bathenge ugesi oshibhile ngobuningi eMakethe entsha kaGesi Eningizimu Afrika (i-SAWEM).
    • Ikilasi Lezindawo Zokuhlala Ezithunjiwe: Imindeni evamile namabhizinisi amancane azohlala “engamakhasimende athunjiwe,” eboshwe ngokusemthethweni ngaphakathi kwemingcele yokusabalalisa kamasipala.

Uma amakhasimende ezinkampani amaningi eshiya ugesi kamasipala kuyilapho imindeni ephehla ugesi welanga ophahleni ishayiswa yizindleko ezinqunyiwe, ubani othwala umthwalo wokuntuleka kwemali engenayo kamasipala kanye nengqalasizinda yendawo ewohlokayo? Umkhokhi wentela othunjiwe.

Amandla Erekhodi Lokuphatha

Amaphepha amhlophe enqubomgomo kanye nama-gazette kahulumeni avame ukuphathwa umphakathi njengeziphetho eziqanjiwe, kodwa akunjalo. Ukushicilelwa kwe-Market Transformation Position Paper kubangele iwindi lokuphawula komphakathi eliphoqelekile lezinsuku ezingama-30 ngaphansi kwe-PAJA, elivala ngeSonto, mhla zingama-20 kuMandulo 2026.

Lapho izakhamuzi zisayina izicelo ezijwayelekile eziku-inthanethi, amakomidi okucabangela kahulumeni avame ukuzihlanganisa ndawonye futhi azibale njengesicelo esisodwa esihlangene. Kodwa uma ufaka ukuphawula okusemthethweni okubalulekile, okuqondene nomuntu ngamunye okuchaza ukungabi nangqondo kwenqubomgomo, ukuphikisana komthetho, kanye nokubandlululwa kwezezimali, uMnyango Kagesi Namandla unegunya elisemthethweni lokufunda, ukubhala phansi, nokuhlola lokho okushiwoyo kurekhodi lokuphatha elisemthethweni.

Uma uhulumeni ezama ukumisa izimali ezimisiwe zelanga ngaphandle kokubhekana nalokhu kuphikisana okusobala kwenqubomgomo, irekhodi elingenakuphikiswa lokuphikisana komphakathi liba ubufakazi obuyinhloko obudingekayo ukuze kuphikisanwe nenqubomgomo eNkantolo Ephakeme.

Umbuso ucele abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ukuthi basukume baqhubeke nokukhanyisa. Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bafezile. Manje kumele siqinisekise ukuthi umvuzo wethu wokuxazulula inkinga yamandla kazwelonke awusiwo isijeziso esihlala njalo, esigunyazwe ngumbuso sokuzimela.

Imibono yomphakathi ngePhepha Lesikhundla Sokuguqulwa Kwemakethe Yomkhakha Kagesi livala ngomhlaka-20 Septhemba 2026. Izakhamizi, abanikazi belanga, kanye nabaqhubi bamabhizinisi bangafaka izicelo zabo ezisemthethweni, eziphoqelelwa yi-PAJA ngqo kuMnyango Kagesi Namandla ngeplatifomu ye-Dear South Africa ku-dearsouthafrica.co.za.

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