The intensification comes just days after the electricity minister praised Eskom for maintaining lower levels of load shedding.
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Eskom has ramped up the use of its emergency generation facilities since the weekend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has given his cabinet six months to deliver on key priorities as elections loom.
Higher demand for electricity as a result of a powerful cold front has meant intensified load shedding.
South Africa’s power crisis could come to an end sooner than anticipated, according to the minister of electricity.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said the Komati power station provides a glimpse into Eskom’s future.
Activity in South Africa’s private sector contracted for the fourth consecutive month in June.
The crisis may have reduced the nation’s economic growth rate by as much as 3.2 percentage points last year.
Eskom has been able to reduce load shedding due to the improvement of the energy availability factor.
Eskom has been given permission to bypass pollution abatement equipment at its giant Kusile plant.