South Africa will not abandon load shedding anytime soon, however, the country is also not staring Stage 8 in the face.
African National Congress National Executive Committee member and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says significant strides have been made to improve generation capacity.Ramokgopa says they have isolated and are maintaining problematic units while and managing to maintain generation capacity of 30 000 megawatts.Ramakgopa has lauded South Africans for lowering the daily electricity demand.
He has called on Gauteng to be cautious of their usage with the cold front expected to hit on Monday.
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