Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says they're doing all they can to return to power 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says the power utilities biggest challenge is two power stations Medupi and Kusile, not producing enough megawatts.“What we have is a challenge of cold machines that are falling through that need maintenance which we have increased,” Hadebe said.
“But what was supposed to compliment the old machines, Medupi and Kusile were supposed to produce 3,200 megawatts, they're struggling to produce 1,000 megawatts.”
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