Stage 8 load-shedding is only an option to avert total power collapse, says Gordhan
With half of Eskom’s coal-fired generation capacity already offline, units with combined generation capacity of 4,500MW were at high risk of breaking down
05 May 2022 - 05:10
UPDATED 05 May 2022 - 11:32
Even as he sought to reassure South Africans that Eskom could still provide electricity and the country would avoid a total blackout, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan raised the possibility of blackouts reaching an unprecedented stage 8, which might lead to outages of up to 13 hours.
Speaking in parliament, Gordhan sought to fend off suggestions by the DA that the utility be declared a “state of disaster”, which would allow provinces and municipalities to seek alternative sources of power...
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