Eskom announced on Thursday that the country would face possible Stage 8 load shedding this winter as it battled to keep the lights on.
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom's focal point is to ensure that power stations operate at full capacity - following allegations of widespread theft and criminality.Eskom announced on Thursday that the country would face possible Stage 8 load shedding this winter, as it battled to keep the lights on.
When asked about crime affecting Eskom's operations, Cassim admitted that there were still problems at some power stations. "We acknowledge that it does exist in particular around the generation power stations - some of them more prevalent that others. We are dealing with them within the security cluster."But he said not all power stations were affected by crime.He was asked about an allegation by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter that an estimated R1 billion is being lost by Eskom every month to criminals."The key focus is dealing with corruption - but also with the operations.
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