Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe said Medupi was 94% done and Kusile between 89% and 91% completed.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said electricity tariff hikes could not continue “forever” at current levels. “They do have a negative impact on different parts of the business world," he said.
Gordhan assured the nation that there was a plan to ensure the lights stayed on this winter."We have a winter plan," he said, adding that May 1 would be regarded as the start of the season.
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