For years, households across the country were forced to endure high stages of load shedding as temperatures dropped and demand for power increased.
JOHANNESBURG - Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that there are currently no signs suggesting South Africans will be plunged into darkness this winter.
While Eskom has not ruled out the possibility of power cuts during winter, it does not see load shedding exceeding stage two. “The performance has been the exception, exceeding our own expectations. I will show you the numbers, I think we are sitting on average about 12,000 MW. So, we are 2,000MW better than what Eskom had predicted to be the best-case scenario.”
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