Eskom’s outlook for the year ahead paints a bleak picture for load-shedding.
Eskom’s load-shedding outlook for the year ahead paints a bleak picture, with the power utility predicting a generation capacity shortfall of more than 2,000MW for most of the year.for the medium term, which provides insight into the risk of load-shedding based on “planned” and “likely” risk levels.
In the second scenario, South Africa will experience at least stage 2 load-shedding for the entirety of the year ahead. It should be noted that Eskom has increased the generation capacity shortfall assumption for its outlook. “The state of disaster will enable us to provide practical measures that we need to take to support businesses in the food production, storage and retail supply chain, including for the rollout of generators, solar panels and uninterrupted power supply,” he stated.
“The appointed minister will have political responsibility, authority, and control over all critical aspects of the Energy Action Plan,” the president stated.
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