Active plans are in place for the Saldanha Bay municipal area to become energy resilient.
This comes after a meeting on Monday (19 September) during which the procurement of energy in the Saldanha Bay area was discussed.
The Executive Management Team meeting was attended by André Truter, Mayor of the Saldanha Bay Municipality (SBM), directors and senior management.
According to Truter, SBM has been working on plans to mitigate load shedding in the Saldanha Bay municipal area. “My team and I have been working tirelessly to put plans in place for energy security. The team has gone way beyond the call of duty to put preventative measures in place to prioritise exceptional service delivery for the people of Saldanha Bay,” he said.
He added that load shedding is the biggest constraint on Saldanha Bay’s economic growth. “However, we are taking action to address both the immediate crisis and to make load shedding a thing of the past.”
Truter said it would be reckless to make promises but he can assure all citizens that the municipality is doing everything in its power to position itself in the best way possible to secure energy resilience, build the economy and to ensure that no business will have to close its doors.
He added that SBM is one of the top municipalities which are financially viable and due to the team being prudent with their finances, the municipality can build a buffer and shield residents.
Truter urges residents to use electricity sparingly by offering the following energy saving tips listed by Premier Allan Winde:
• Set pool pumps to run for fewer hours.
“I plead with our residents to bear with us. SBM is a receiver of load shedding, but I can assure every citizen out there that we are in good hands. I am very confident in the team. If we stand together, I have no doubt we will come out stronger, wiser and more equipped, he concluded.
