Statistics have shown the situation at Eskom was not improving.
However, energy expert Chris Yelland said government and Eskom had more than a decade to talk through and address the challenges, but statistics have shown the situation was not improving.
Yelland said according to a recent study report by Meridian Economics, published on 13 June, with the absence of further urgent and drastic interventions, load shedding in 2023 may see up to a four-fold increase compared to 2021; up to five-fold in 2024, four-fold in 2025 and up to 10-fold in 2026, all when compared to 2021, the worst load shedding year on record so far.
He said although the plan was rough and the exact breakdown and timing must still be refined, it was achievable.
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