Eskom Chairperson blames aging infrastructure via SABCNewsOnline
Eskom Board Chairperson
has reassured South Africans that the power utility will ensure effective communication in order to keep the country abreast regarding future loadshedding plans.“We understand the inconvenience and the pain that it’s causing the people. We do need time with the equipment that has not been done over the last 5-years, given the aging of our plant which is aging for 38-years.
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