Eskom quietly went up to stage 8 load shedding this week – as reality hits the South African government that there is no easy way out of the crisis.
Whether Eskom wants to admit it or not, South Africa hit stage 8 load shedding this week, energy experts say – while the government continues to dither on its energy policy, putting billions of dollars in investment at risk.
However, this reporting structure has also never been used before, indicating that something was off. It is also not the first time this has happened. Over 7,000MW of load was cut for two days back in February.. It explained that supply and demand was not consistent for a full day and that, at times, the utility could briefly move beyond the scheduled stage of load shedding, or even below it.
According to public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan, Eskom is unable to reliably produce 23,000MW of energy. Meanwhile, essential units remain offline, removing over 3,000MW of power from the grid. For years, the government has remained steadfast that South Africa’s energy future and the end to load shedding lies on the path to renewables. Now that stage 8 load shedding is here and expected to get worse in the months to come, the messaging has suddenly turned.
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