Frustrasies, ekstra onkostes en \u2019n tekort aan produkte is net van die struikelblokke waarmee entrepreneurs weens beurtkrag sukkel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eskom het die afgelope weke weer beurtkrag ingestel, wat volgens plaaslike sakelui tot uiterse frustrasie gelei het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJy kan eintlik net mooi niks doen nie,\u201d verduidelik Kobus Bekker van Bekker-plaasprodukte. Produksie by die slaghuis in Vredenburg is swaar deur beurtkrag getref. Bekker s\u00ea masjinerie by die onderneming staan ure lank stil wanneer dit beurtkrag is, wat weer tot langer produksietyd lei. Hy s\u00ea waar hy biltong binne \u2019n paar dae kon maak, neem dit nou \u2019n week weens die aan- en afskakel van die elektrisiteitstoevoer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weens die gedurige verandering van die beurtkragfases kan \u2019n onderneming soos di\u00e9 van Bekker twee of drie keer per dag deur die onderbreking in elektrisiteit getref word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn die langtermyn was dit die beste om \u2019n kragopwekker aan te skaf, maar dan is daar die ho\u00eb koste van brandstof. As ons weer beurtkrag soos verlede week sou kry, sal my brandstof-onkoste R500 per dag wees,\u201d verduidelik hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intussen meen die Wes-Kaapse regering die beurtkrag moet as \u2019n nasionale ramp verklaar word. Anton Bredell, die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir plaaslike regering, omgewingsake en ontwikkelingsbeplanning, het Dinsdag luidens \u2019n verklaring ges\u00ea die (staat se) idee om \u2019n \u201ctweede Eskom\u201d te skep, is sinneloos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns moet die herstrukturering van Eskom ondersteun sodat op die opgradering en instandhouding van die netwerk gefokus kan word. Ons moet nou die private sektor vertrou en sy vermo\u00eb om die geld en kundigheid te bring om nuwe opwekkers vinnig aan die gang te kry,\u201d het Bredell ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intussen het die Nasionale Energiereguleerder (Nersa) bevestig Eskom se tariefaansoek gaan tans deur die interne proses. Indien dit sonder enige aanpassings goedgekeur word, kan verbruikers \u2019n 32,7%-verhoging vir die 2023-\u201924 boekjaar verwag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andr\u00e9 de Villiers, voorsitter van die Weskus-sakekamer, meen die huidige krisis is \u2019n geleentheid. \u201c \u2019n Paar dinge staan uit onder plaaslike sakelui. Ondernemings sukkel en die gevaar is dat sakelui eenvoudig gaan besluit om hul ondernemings te verkoop, want hulle is eenvoudig gatvol. Dit spoel weer oor na die werkers, en hulle is die mense wat die swaarste kry. Dit is die mense met gesinne en hulle is gewoonlik die broodwinners,\u201d verduidelik hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy meen dit is verregaande om van sakelui te verwag hulle moet vir \u2019n diens betaal wat nie aan hulle gelewer word nie. De Villiers meen die staat moet wegdoen met die rompslomp en dit makliker maak vir sakelui om hul eie elektrisiteit op te wek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA hungry man is an angry man,<\/i> soos Bob Marley s\u00ea,\u201d s\u00ea De Villiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is daarom tyd vir sakelui om saam te staan, planne te deel en op te bou vir almal se onthalwe.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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