Speaking at his weekly media briefing on Sunday, Ramokgopa attributed this to the recovery of units at the Kusile power station, which he said are indispensable to the resolution of the intensity of load shedding problem.
JOHANNESBURG - Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said South Africa is beginning to turn the corner in available generation capacity.
Speaking at his weekly media briefing on Sunday, Ramokgopa attributed this to the recovery of units at the Kusile power station.Three units at the plant went offline in October last year due to a mechanical fault. This severely strained the national grid and affected Eskom's generating capacity.“We are now beginning to turn the corner in relation to additional capacity.
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