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Presentation – Parliament Portfolio Committee Date: 9 th March 2005

This presentation discusses the experiences of communities in accessing and affording electricity for their basic needs. It highlights the lack of access to safe electricity and the negative impacts of using alternative sources. The presentation also explores the affordability issues faced by families and the consequences of debt and electricity cut-offs. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of awareness, education, and public participation in addressing these challenges.

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Presentation – Parliament Portfolio Committee Date: 9 th March 2005

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  1. Presentation – Parliament Portfolio CommitteeDate: 9th March 2005

  2. Experiences of Communities - Electricity Access & Affordability for basic needs

  3. Nkosana RakitlaSustainable Energy & Climate Change Project

  4. Where do I come from? Daveyton a township, in Ekurhuleni Metro , East Rand Gauteng. • Informal Settlements – 7 sections • RDP house • Four roomed/match houses

  5. My personal experience - Access Lack of access to safe electricity lead people to • People use candles for lighting • People use paraffin for cooking and lighting • People use brazens (make shift stoves) for heat and cooking • Coal stoves • Winter – burn tyres for heating • High dependence – on wood for cooking & heat

  6. negative impacts • Paraffin accidents – burning of informal settlements • Candle relate accidents – burnt children & burning of informal settlement • Coal & tyres in winter - excessive air pollution • Deforestation – targeting trees at side of road, golf course and parks

  7. Affordability

  8. Affordability Most families on the ground are families of six – seven & upwards • On basic income grants • Pension • Minimum wage • Most are unemployed

  9. Unaffordability of electricity Electricity take a large proportion of our income • Increasing debts • Electricity cut offs

  10. Impacts of debt & cuts off • Unrest between councilors and communities • Illegal connections • Illegal reconnections • Increasing demand for paraffin, coal, wood and burning tyres

  11. Experience doing outreach work with schools people don’t know where electricity comes from & cost of producing electricity Distribution regulation Transmission Policy Generation pollution

  12. Most important • They don’t know about energy efficiency • They don’t feel part the of decision making process

  13. Stepped Block Tariff for Residential Use • Note: a different fee structure would be developed for business, with special rates for SMMEs

  14. Benefits of Stepped Block • Encourage efficient use electricity • Conservation of electricity.

  15. Free Basic Electricity addressing access and affordability • FEB should be provided on a per person basis instead of per household.

  16. Awareness & Education • Energy Efficiency • Energy conservation • Public participation

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