(1)With generation capacity most likely to remain a problem for Eskom in the foreseeable future, and notwithstanding that independent power producers are ready to fill the gap with renewable energy, what (a) are the reasons that private sector funding for transmission development cannot coincide with private sector supply of energy generation and (b) amount of the generation supply gap will be filled by power generated from renewables;
(2) whether the development of new transmission infrastructure with private sector financing can occur in tandem with increased supply to the grid from renewables; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) when and (b) at what cost?