Johnathan Paoli
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said the reason for the country’s sudden plunge into Stage 6 load shedding was due to the rapid implementation the power utility has facilitated in order to undergo maintenance.
Ramokgopa was briefing the media on Sunday updates on the performance of the grid, in light of the escalated levels of blackouts, after Eskom announced that Stage 6 blackouts will remain in force until further notice.
Ramokgopa said that load shedding stages were unfortunately the price to pay for being meticulous and insisted that this strategy would eventually lead to improved grid performance.
“It’s important that we do the right thing, that we’re able to improve the health and the performance of these units, we need to invest in them. There’s a short-term pain and long-term gain, so we accepted that,” the minister said.
Ramokgopa said during the period of
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