Eskom’s repairs during lockdown have cut risk of load-shedding
COO Jan Oberholzer says Eskom used the lower demand during lockdown to conduct much more short-term opportunistic maintenance
21 May 2020 - 10:49
The risk of load-shedding this winter has been significantly reduced thanks to Eskom’s aggressive short-term maintenance drive during the Covid-19 lockdown.
At an Eskom state of the system briefing on Thursday, COO Jan Oberholzer said it had taken advantage of the lower demand during the lockdown to conduct a great deal more short-term opportunistic maintenance, which addresses urgent issues in the system...
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