South Africans need to manage their expectations when it comes to load shedding – with the risk of higher stages ever-present, despite the spin from government.
The Eskom power crisis requires expectations to be managed as everyday South Africans are facing an onslaught of positive news from politicians but worrisome outlooks from analysts.
Talk of managing expectations follows comments from the Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, stating that South Africa’s energy action plan is bearing fruit and lower stages of load shedding could lead to an abundance of energy. Jordaan said that there is a ‘razor-thin’ buffer of reserve energy capacity maintained by Eskom, which has been proven to be inadequate when faced with a cold snap.During a media address this week, the minister said that gradual but meaningful progress is being made.
“There are huge improvements in terms of the sustainability of the grid is concerned, in terms of the energy availability factor, the work that’s being done on the generation and transmission.”
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