The department of public enterprises says it has been working around the clock closely with Eskom to ensure that generating units are returned to service, adding much needed megawatts to the national grid.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan says he is concerned about the strain that load-shedding places on households and businesses in the country.The department of public enterprises on Monday said it has been working around the clock closely with Eskom to ensure that generating units are returned to service, adding much needed megawatts to the national grid.
The department said on Monday it regretted the latest implementation of load-shedding, which was at stage 6 on Sunday and Monday and understood the frustrations of citizens. “We are deeply mindful and concerned of the strain that this places on households and businesses in the country,” public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said.“We have mobilised the full resources of our teams together with Eskom to address this immediate challenge of load-shedding.
“We are alive to the fact that load-shedding impacts on households, businesses and disrupts daily lives of South Africans. All efforts are directed towards returning megawatts lost due to unplanned breakdowns and outages,” Gordhan said. He said he had been meeting with the board and management of Eskom to implement immediate solutions to ensure the current generation fleet provides reliable electricity to the country.
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