Ghost+of+Enron+calls+to+haunt+these+dark+days,+Ernie+Moore,+Sindy


= = =Ghost of Enron calls to haunt these dark days =


 * Ernie Moore, Letters, Sunday Independent, 10 February 2008**

Eskom! I know it is not a word to be used in polite society but, contrary to the belief of our government, it has to be spoken about. I wonder if the company strategy is the same as that of Enron?

For those not familiar with Enron, it was a United States company that bought up various power suppliers with the aim of screwing as much money out of as many people as possible.

They did that by pretending they didn't have the necessary capacity. They used load shedding and power blackouts to convince their consumers of the necessity to increase prices to cover the cost of new power stations. The true facts of the situation were brought to light by whistle-blowers within the company.

Do we have any whistle-blowers in Eskom? Or do we have to push for an independent inquiry? If the latter, then I think this should be done with urgency.

Some recommendations to ease the situation are:


 * Shops only to be allowed to open for eight hours a day off peak.
 * Shopping malls to close two days a week.
 * Stop development projects that are not essential, such as golf estates, shopping malls and upmarket housing projects.
 * Developers to carry the cost of new power stations to supply their projects' needs instead of expecting the existing customer base to finance them while they make millions.
 * Dismiss the Eskom board.


 * Ernie Moore, Pennington**


 * From: http://www.sundayindependent.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4247072**

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