Eskom said South Africans won’t have to endure the rolling blackouts from 5am to 4pm for the next few days.
It said the lack of load shedding was due to “stable generating capacity, with breakdowns at 13 158MW and planned maintenance at 6 051MW of generation capacity”.
There will also be less severe load shedding on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the electricity only being cut at 4pm, lasting until 5am the next day. “This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice. Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur,” the power utility said.He said the grid was improving as demand for electricity decreases and planned maintenance increases.
However, the minister warned that maintenance and the upgrading of infrastructure was hindered by the debt Eskom was owed by municipalities. “We know our municipalities owe Eskom upwards of R64 billion and that figure is increasing – the increase is over R4 billion, and there’s no sign of it stopping,” he said.
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