Eskom scales back on maintenance and takes units offline as lockdown begins
The utility’s fleet of power stations has suffered years of inadequate maintenance
27 March 2020 - 09:29
SA’s power demand fell off a cliff on the first day of the nationwide lockdown, prompting Eskom to take several generation units offline.
Eskom has been struggling to keep up with SA’s power demand as its ageing power fleet has been inadequately maintained and grown unreliable. Apart from the operational crisis facing the utility, its R450bn debt burden made Eskom the single largest risk to the economy. That is until the Covid-19 pandemic reached the country...
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