Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe says Eskom is expected to keep the lights on during the nationwide lockdown even though some of its suppliers might scale down production.
“Therefore we don’t have a fear of load-shedding‚ but we require Eskom not to be in a situation where they cannot supply electricity to society‚” he said.
“While demand is expected to decline in the period ahead‚ as a result of restrictions on economic activity‚ security of energy supply remains critical.
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