Load shedding has improved remarkably over the last few weeks – but this shouldn’t lull us into a false sense of security, says BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso.
With load shedding having been suspended for most of the day for three weeks in a row, South Africans are breathing a sigh of relief – but this shouldn’t lead to the false hope that the electricity crisis is behind us, says Business Leadership South Africa CEO, Busi Mavuso.
“Eskom plant performance has improved over the last two weeks, showing an energy availability factor of 60%, which is one of the main reasons for lower load shedding levels.
One year after the Necom was formed, some remarkable measures have been implemented, Mavuso said, including the registering of 4,200MW of new electricity generation, incentives for rooftop solar, and large supply- and demand-side interventions to bring stability to the grid.
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