Health
In relation to the effects of load-shedding on the healthcare facilities in the Western Cape:
(1) Which municipalities in the Western Cape are able to exempt healthcare facilities from experiencing load-shedding;
(2) of those municipalities in (1) above, which healthcare facilities in each municipality currently do not experience load-shedding;
(3) how often does the Department meet with the municipalities in (1) above to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to supply electricity to the aforementioned healthcare facilities;
(4) does the Department have any plans to engage with more (a) stakeholders and (b) municipalities to assist healthcare facilities further with not experiencing load-shedding?
1. The City of Cape Town [CoCT] has been trying to assist the tertiary hospitals in the Metropole. However, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa [NERSA] does not exempt health facilities from loadshedding.
2. The CoCT has been trying to support Tygerberg Hospital, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital as best they could, but the demand is just too great.
3. The Provincial disaster management forum meets on regular basis. Frequency of these meetings are unfortunately not available via the Department of Health.
4. The Department is busy with a project to supply inverters to 25 facilities in support of load shedding.
