Ukutshalwa Kwezimali Kwamandla Avuselelekayo Okukhulu e-Australia Kwehlisa Iminyaka Emithathu

Ngenxa yezinselelo zokuxhunywa kwegridi, amaphrojekthi amakhulu avuselelekayo enziwe e-Australia engxenyeni yesibili ka-2020 abesezingeni eliphansi kakhulu kusukela ngo-2017, ngokusho kwedatha entsha evela kuMkhandlu Wamandla Ahlanzekile (CEC).

Ngo-AU$600 wezigidi (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-434.2), ukutshalwa kwezimali kumaphrojekthi azibophezele ngokwezezimali kwehle ngo-46% kwikota edlule futhi kwaba ngaphansi ngo-52% kunesilinganiso sekota sango-2019. Amaphrojekthi amathathu nje amele u-410MW wamandla amasha afinyelele ukuvalwa kwezimali phakathi ne-Q2 2020.

I-CEC, okuyinhlangano yase-Australia yamandla avuselelekayo, ithe izisusa eziyinhloko zalokhu kuwa kokutshalwa kwezimali zihlobene nezinselelo ezihambisana nenqubo yokuxhuma igridi kanye “nokungenelela kwenqubomgomo kahulumeni okungalindelekile kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kancane komthamo wenethiwekhi, okudala ukuminyana kanye nezingqinamba”.

"Izithiyo ezizungeze ukuxhumeka kwegridi zidala izinselelo ezinkulu kubathuthukisi bamandla avuselelekayo, bese kuthikameza abatshalizimali bamandla ahlanzekile," kusho uKane Thornton, isikhulu esiphezulu se-CEC.

“Okwamanje, amaphrojekthi abhekana nokubambezeleka okukhulu futhi okuvamise ukungalindelekile ngenqubo yokuxhuma igridi, okunomthelela omkhulu emigomeni yezohwebo yala maphrojekthi kanye nokwanda kwezingozi kubatshalizimali.Ukuminyana kwenethiwekhi nezinselelo zesistimu yonke kunomthelela ezinguqukweni ebezingalindelekile.”

Ukushicilelwa kwale datha kuza ngemuva kokuthi amaphrojekthi ayisishiyagalolunye elanga eNyakatho Queensland etshelwe ngenyanga edlule ukuthi ukuphuma kwawo kungase kuncishiswe ku-zero ngenxa yezinkinga zamandla esistimu kagesi esifundazweni.Izinkinga ziqubuke kulandela isidingo sikagesi esingaphansi kwesijwayelekile ngenxa ye-COVID-19, kanye nemisebenzi yokulungisa eyenzeka kwezinye izitshalo.

Nakuba ukutshalwa kwezimali kumaphrojekthi amakhulu kwehlile, i-Australia inamandla okwandisa isibalo sabantu abaqashwe kumandla avuselelekayo ukusuka ku-25,000 kuya ku-46,000 uma uhulumeni esekela lolu shintsho, ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva lwe-CEC.Kodwa-ke, uma okuvuselelekayo akusekelwe yizinqubomgomo ezintsha ezingeni likahulumeni kanye nesifundazwe, abasebenzi bamandla aluhlaza bangaba abantu abangu-35,000 ngo-2035, okuyi-11,000 egcwele ngaphansi kwalokho okungenzeka.

"I-Australia inethuba elikhulu lokusebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo njengengxenye yempendulo yezomnotho ye-COVID-19 eyakha isizwe, idale amathuba emisebenzi nengqalasizinda yokuxhasa ikusasa lase-Australia," kusho uKane Thornton."Lokhu kudinga izinguquko zokulawula ezidingeka kakhulu, inqubomgomo yamandla enengqondo, ukuthuthukiswa okusheshayo kwezinqubo zokuxhuma igridi kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kumgogodla wokudlulisa nokugcina amandla."