South Africa is considering creating a second state-owned power company to compete with Eskom, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
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Good news for South Africans hit hard by weeks of severe load shedding is the rolling power cuts are expected to lessen in intensity into next week.
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South Africa is preparing steps to accelerate an increase in electricity supply after Eskom implemented record load shedding.
There is no reason why a country like ours – with the skills, capabilities and resources we have at our disposal – should have to endure a shortage of electricity, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
Eskom will make 300 square kilometres of additional land available across various provinces to independent power producers in a bid to end load shedding.