The electricity utility has managed to beef up energy security owing to a low demand during the lockdown.
Image:Energy and mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe has said that the supply of energy will be critical to revive the economy, adding that Eskom has made the most of the lockdown.
Fuel refineries had also been allowed to continue with operations as usual. Four were forced to shut their doors owing to a fall in demand. “In our view, energy will be the flywheel of reviving our economy, which has been severely impacted by [rating] downgrades, recessions and Covid-19.”
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