This mornings news tells us that BUSA says the proposed 35% ESKOM hike will affect growth by 1%. We all know that such an increase will have dramatic effect. Surely we need to be looking at alternative suggestions. We know government cant or wont think of logical business based solutions, so i guess we need to do it for them

Surely the one way is to allow private investors to fund the investment in return for a shareholding or in the form of debenture. Investing in any monopoly and one that is a neccessity at that, will always be popular. In turn the investors or a consortium get to appoint board members and management to protect their investment. This way Eskom gets funding, the nation is spared excessive increases and the Parasatal now has to perform and provide answers as their are investors who want to look after their investment. Seems pretty easy to me. Of course the sticking point is having to answer to someone and be responsible