When the same people cannot afford energy, government needs to come up with a plan such as charging the rich more to subsidise the poor. Business Report also knows very well that banks are putting pressure on municipalities to privatise their assets before they give loans for upgrading. Central government starves local government of funds, and places a limit on capital expenditure in municipalities. Services become run down, and banks refuse to lend money to the public sector. Instead of opting to privatise services, local government should be pressurising on the banks to fund public infrastructure.
Gas is supposed to be a very cheap source of energy for the masses.
There are new, untapped markets that will soon play a significant role in bringing this environmentally friendly energy source where it is most needed. Unfortunately, the citizens of Johannesburg will not get the gas unless they can pay whatever eGoli Gas decides to charge.