DA calls for Ramaphosa to return from US and UK to address Eskom crisis

STAFF REPORTER|

ESKOM implemented Stage 6 load shedding on Sunday as it continued to suffer breakdowns at its power stations.

Stage 6 load shedding took effect from 04h16 on Sunday morning, it said, after a generation unit each at Kusile and Kriel power stations tripped.

The power utility was forced to move to stage 5 load shedding on Saturday after the loss of five units.

On Sunday, the DA shadow minister of minerals and energy, Kevin Mileham, called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to return from his visit the US and UK to address the Eskom crisis.

In a statement, Mileham called for Ramaphosa’s immediate return to South Africa to address the worsening electricity crisis, saying the load shedding problem was one stage away from a total grid collapse.

“Over the past few weeks, Ramaphosa has ignored several DA warnings that his Energy Response Plan had veered off the track due