In an urgent meeting last night, November 20, Pravin Gordhan, the minister of Public Enterprises, met with Mpho Makwana, the chairperson of the Eskom Board, to discuss a number of pressing challenges affecting the country’s largest power company.
The Department of Public Enterprises has had an urgent meeting with Eskom board members to find money to buy diesel supplies in an attempt to avoid higher levels of load shedding.
South Africa has been plunged into the worst year of load shedding on record, with everyday South Africans bearing the brunt of it, slowing economic growth and stalling the country’s day-to-day activities.in its 12-month outlook envisions seven days of load shedding in the coming summer period, but only if it is able toand keep breakdowns below 13,000MW – an ambitious goal, given its track record.
The group previously noted that it is physically limited to using approximately R2.4 billion worth of diesel in a month, so even getting more diesel would not be enough to fully resolve energy supply issues.On 8 December 2022, Unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station will be shut down for normal maintenance and refuelling, and the replacement of the three Steam Generators as part of the long-term operation to extend the operating life of Africa’s only nuclear power station.
South Africa has experienced the worst year of load shedding on record, with 155 days of rolling blackouts since January.The Sunday meeting also involved a discussion between the board and department on the following issues:
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