Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has attacked South Africa’s $8.5-billion climate finance pact with rich countries.
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Eskom increased the level of load shedding further on Monday because of poorly performing power stations.
South Africa will prioritise the expansion of its electricity grid, said electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
Eskom has cancelled agreements and contracts valued at R11-billion as authorities crack down on crime at the utility.
Jan Oberholzer has quit the state-owned utility and will leave at the end of the month.
The intensification comes just days after the electricity minister praised Eskom for maintaining lower levels of load shedding.
South Africa’s power crisis could come to an end sooner than anticipated, according to the minister of electricity.
South Africa’s power generation system is recovering and that’s been reflected in fewer power cuts recently, according to the minister of electricity.
A recent statement by the electricity minister, in which he asserted that solar could collapse the national grid, overlooks the real cause of the problem.
Eskom has been able to reduce load shedding due to the improvement of the energy availability factor.