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Failing Municipalities Driving ‘Load Reduction’

South Africa may have escaped load-shedding for months, but a new crisis is emerging, and Eskom can’t solve it alone. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says load reduction, which affects 1.5 million customers, is now one of the biggest threats to energy stability. Unlike load-shedding, it stems from failing municipal infrastructure rather than supply-demand gaps. “There […]

Stage-6 load shedding highly likely later today

Eskom has warned that there is a “very real risk” of stage-6 load shedding during the evening peak on Tuesday as an illegal strike at Eskom intensifies and turns violent. If the utility implements stage-6 load shedding on Tuesday, it will be only the second time that South Africa has seen this severity of power cuts. […]