Imithetho emisha yakwa-Eskom isho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yesikweletu ngasinye manje iyimali emisiwe engashintshi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenzisa ugesi ongakanani.

Isazi senhlalo (sociologist) sithi izindawo eziningi zabantu abasebenzayo zisathola ukunqanyulwa kukagesi okuhleliwe, yize izikweletu zazo ziqhubeka nokwenyuka.

Ukusebenzisa ugesi omncane kwakusho isikweletu esincane. Lokho kuyashintsha.

U-Eskom usushintshile indlela ekhokhisa ngayo ugesi. Ingxenye enkulu yesikweletu ngasinye manje iyimali emisiwe, okuyimali oyikhokha njalo ngenyanga kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenzisa ugesi ongakanani ngempela. Kwezinye izimo, leyo mali emisiwe inyuke ngamaphesenti acishe abe ngu-19%. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, intengo kagesi owusebenzisa ngempela yehliswe kancane, ukuze kulinganiswe izinto. Lokhu kusho ukuthini empilweni yangempela: uma unciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi ukuze wonge imali, ngeke wonge imali eningi njengakuqala, ngoba ingxenye enkulu yesikweletu sakho ayishintshi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wenzani.

Lokhu kwenzeka phezu kokwenyuka kwamanani izindlu eziningi kulo nyaka.

Amakhasimende aqondile akwa-Eskom akhokhe amaphesenti angu-8.76 ngaphezulu kusukela ngoMbasa. Izindlu eziningi, ezithenga ugesi ngomasipala wazo, zikhokhe amaphesenti angu-9.01 ngaphezulu kusukela ngoNtulikazi.

Isazi senhlalo saseNyuvesi yaseJohannesburg, uLuke Sinwell, sithi ukwenyuka kwezindleko zikagesi kubeka ingcindezi enkulu emindenini yabasebenzi. Uthi yize izwe seliyekile ukwenza uhlelo lokucishwa kukagesi (load shedding) ngenxa yokutholakala kukagesi owengeziwe, izindawo eziningi zabantu abasebenzayo zisabhekana nesimo esifanayo.

Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi yi-load reduction (ukuncishiswa komthwalo), okungukucishiswa kukagesi okuhleliwe okusetshenziswa ezindaweni ezithile ukuze kuncishiswe ingcindezi ohlelweni lokusatshalaliswa kukagesi. Ngamanye amazwi, ezinye zezindlu ezihlupheka kakhulu zikhokha imali eningi ngogesi ongathembekile ngokuphelele.

U-Eskom uthi ngeke ukhuphule amanani axhaswe uhulumeni asetshenziswa yizindlu ezinemali engenayo ephansi kanye nezindlu ezisemakhaya. Ukuthi isikweletu sakho senyuka ngakanani kuncike endaweni ohlala kuyo kanye nendlela umasipala wakho okhokhisa ngayo ugesi.

Esithombeni esingenhla: Ingxenye enkulu yebhilidi lakho likagesi manje isiyimali emisiwe oyikhokhayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenzisa ugesi ongakanani. Lokho kusho ukuthi ukusebenzisa ugesi omncane kungase kungakongeli imali eningi njengakuqala.

Umthombo wesithombe: Ifayela