South Africa’s Energy War Room, a grouping of the main cabinet ministers responsible for the power industry, will meet for the first time this week since being reconstituted by President Cyril Ramaphosa in December.
Author: Agency Staff
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While some generating units have returned to service, the possibility of load shedding for the rest of the week remains, said Eskom.
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Eskom’s new boss has taken a first step to reduce the indebted South African power utility’s bloated wage bill while avoiding a potential clash with labour unions.
Stage-3 rotational load shedding will be implemented from 9am on Saturday until 5am on Monday, state-owned electricity utility Eskom said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plans to overhaul the energy industry have some way to go before they provide answers to the nation’s crippling power shortages.