Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says planned maintenance and Eskom management are responsible for the reduced load shedding.
It has been 13 days since the power utility suspended load shedding, the longest period without power cuts this year.Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says planned maintenance and Eskom management are responsible for the reduced load shedding South Africans have been experiencing of late.It has been 13 days since the power utility suspended load shedding, the longest period without power cuts this year.
“There has been an improvement, if we were to take the 1st to 31 March 2023, you will see that we only had about two periods of Stage 1 load shedding and now in this similar period this financial year we only have one stage of load shedding,” said Ramokgopa. “Stage 1 to Stage 2 load shedding accounted for half of what we have experienced this year. The intensity of load shedding is coming down.”“Thanks to the Eskom leadership, we are able to bring back Medupi earlier than anticipated. The unit went out as a result of a fire.
“To address the issue of inadequate capacity, here we are accepting that Eskom is not the silver bullet. Our problems with regards to load shedding will not be solved by Eskom alone. It’s a major player in the short term, but we need additional generation capacity,” he said.“That’s why they need to expedite that engagement with the independent power producers to the extent that Eskom can make a contribution, we are able to get them on load as soon as possible.
“The issues around the skills and expertise, just an admission that as a result of both the objective and subjective challenges that were confronting Eskom, there has been a haemorrhaging of skills. It’s important that we’re able to ensure we get the right people into the right positions.”
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