KZN Midlands attacking loadshedding with battery-power for business hubs within a year
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The uMgungunglovu District has emerged as the surprise leader among SA regions battling to engineer solutions to loadshedding. The region, which includes PMB, Howick and Mooi River, is launching massive battery plants to serve business hubs. James Martin, who heads Economic Recovery in the district says the batteries will be charged by Independent Power Producers and within a year electricity will be flowing to businesses to ensure they are unaffected during Eskom blackouts. Memories of last year’s KZN riots and the way loadshedding is hitting employment provided the stimulus to sweep aside red tape - and launch a pragmatic solution which could provide a template for other parts of the country. Martin spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
