Load-shedding a 'last resort', says Eskom as power generation improves.
As power generation improves, Eskom says it will only implement load-shedding as a 'last resort'. File photo.Eskom said on Monday that any load-shedding over the next six months to a year would only be as a"last resort".
In a statement, the power utility crowed about not having implemented rotational power cuts - better known as load-shedding - for 36 consecutive days. Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said in the statement, however, that there was a risk of power cuts as winter approached. "As we continue to perform essential plant maintenance, while carefully balancing the country's energy requirements with the available capacity, the risk that we might implement load-shedding over the next six to 12 months remains. However, this will only be done as a last resort," he said.
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