South Africans are likely going to see electricity load reduction, especially in municipalities where Eskom is not responsible.
SA faces new crisis: Ramokgopa warns Gauteng’s load reduction the ‘tip of the iceberg’Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Picture: GCIS
Now the country faces a new crisis called load reduction, which might spread from Gauteng to the rest of the country.‘Not Eskom’s problem’ “We had load shedding, where demand exceeded supply. Now we’re sitting with a different problem, which has been exposed by the fact that the Eskom generation side has done exceptionally well in ensuring that we’re able to meet demand.”According to Ramokgopa, municipalities have been implementing load reduction due to the lack of infrastructure to distribute power to the masses.
This is also due to what Ramokgopa referred to as “energy poverty”, where the electricity is there, but people cannot afford it.“The electricity is there, but people cannot afford the cost of electricity and will go for some time without electricity. The tariffs are increasing exponentially and people cannot afford it.”
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