Eskom’s acting group chief executive, Calib Cassim, emphasised that he was confident the country would not experience a complete electricity blackout.
CAPE TOWN - Eskom’s acting group chief executive, Calib Cassim, said the utility's main focus is to minimise and keep the load shedding level as low as possible during winter.
"A year ago, during winter, we had three units of Kusile operating, which no longer are available during this winter, that equates to 2,000MW. We've also had last year this time both units of Koeberg operating, that's another 900 MW that's not available." "The reality is it's going to be tough. If we can keep the peaks at stage 6 or lower and during off-peaks at stage 4, I think we're going to have a successful winter, understanding where the winter is looking in terms of the permutations."
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