For many years, critical maintenance was deferred and our power stations were run too hard to keep the lights on. We are now paying the price for these miscalculations.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to Eskom to suspend its biggest electricity price increase in more than a decade.
Eskom will impose load shedding on a continuous basis for at least the next two years, board chairman Mpho Makwanan has warned.
CEO André De Ruyter also reaffirmed that power cuts would continue for two more years at least.
The result of Eskom’s woes is that South Africans are increasingly being forced to explore alternative sources of electricity.
The Turkish company seeking to supply 1.2GW of power to South Africa will get a decision on its application to proceed with the projects by 7 March.
Eskom has promised some relief from the extreme load shedding it’s been imposing on South Africans over the past two weeks.
Mr Price Group is rolling out backup power to all its stores, as the company’s chairman called the country’s current electricity shortage untenable.
The City of Johannesburg’s electricity supply company has warned it is running out of money to fix crucial infrastructure.
The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people.