South Africa’s electricity rationing program, called load-shedding, seems to be getting worse with no end in sight.
Some analysts say load-shedding could be with us for another 10 years. The effects of load-shedding on homes and businesses have been so brutal and the South African Reserve Bank says that during the higher stages of load-shedding, where consumers can experience 12 hours of load-shedding per day, South Africa loses up toEskom’s load-shedding program is structured in Stages, where Eskom sheds a certain quantum of load from the grid to stabilize the grid.
In addition to the above, the Group is experiencing increased generator repairs and maintenance costs and some additional food waste costs. This is due to the fact that diesel generator run times have increased significantly with increasing load-shedding. The group adds that all Pick n Pay and Boxer stores have backup power and are operational throughout load-shedding. However, severe load-shedding creates significant challenges.
. These reports from the two biggest retail chains give us an idea of how bad the situation really is.
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