It’s going to be an exceptionally “hard” winter for South Africans, Eskom said, with record stage-8 power cuts possible.
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Eskom may have to implement stage-8 load shedding this winter if its interventions are not effective.
Eskom has moved to assure South Africans that there is no imminent collapse of the power grid.
South Africa will issue a request for proposals before the end of the year seeking 2.5GW in new nuclear energy generation.
South Africa is ahead of its target for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.
The public enterprises minister undermined upper management, disrupting efforts to end the nation’s energy crisis, said former CEO André de Ruyter.
The ANC risks losing almost a quarter of its support unless it brings the country’s worst power crisis to an end ahead of elections next year, a survey of voters has found.
The president says all hands are on deck to ensure that the severity and frequency of load shedding is reduced in the near term.
The pair have travelled to China as Eskom implements record power cuts that are hobbling the economy.
Sasria appears to have walked back its earlier decision that it would no longer provide cover for damage caused by a collapse of Eskom’s grid.