By Thapelo Molefe
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has apologised to South Africans for the recent round of load-shedding, saying that it was expected to end on Monday.
A wave of unexpected breakdowns at multiple power stations led to a generation shortfall of approximately 2,700 MW, plunging South Africa into stage 3 load-shedding on Friday afternoon.
Ramokgopa and Eskom executives held a press conference on Saturday to brief the media on the full extent of the situation and outlined a recovery plan to stabilise the national grid.
“I would like to convey my sincere apologies that the country has to experience the gross inconvenience of load-shedding,” the minister said.
He reiterated what President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his State of the Nation Address earlier this year, that load-shedding had huge implications for economic growth and business development.
Detailing the sequence of failures that led to the latest bout of
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