While there is a sliding scale of options available for South Africans to counter rolling blackouts, there are few affordable or viable grid alternatives for those living in informal settlements and RDP houses.
by GroundUp Staff, Daily MaverickRolling blackouts — here are your options and what they are likely to cost you by GroundUp Staff, Daily Maverick January 31, 2023 Rolling blackouts are likely to be with us for years to come and it may get worse. South Africans have every reason to complain about Eskom. But after complaining, households have to decide what to do to best cope with rolling blackouts.
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