Great topic Derek
It’s like Ians suggest “planning” Everyone needs to start planning even if it’s just a gas hob or a solar geyser, but you cannot afford to do nothing and wait for Eskom. I started last year by installing a solar geyser and shortly after installing solar panels and inverter, it was expensive but by planning I still managed to keep costs reasonably low and have not looked back since. People complain off the cost of excessive prices but if you are an electrician you already have the advantage to do your own installation and save thousands.
I saw a big drop in my Eskom bill and think why did I never do this earlier. I have now after a year taken some of the savings and plough it into more solar power.
The way I see it as soon as Ramaphosa is thrown out the next president will again have different priorities, so we all need to become self sufficient.