The ANC government and Eskom are reportedly in the process of getting plans in place for phase 5 and phase 6 power outages. There are fears that the system will collapse completely, despite Pravin Gordhan’s assurance that there will be no more than phase 4 shedding.
All available diesel has been bought to supply emergency turbines while boiler tubes at eight units in three power stations are getting down.
Power outages are here and will be with us. Gordhan acknowledges that parts are currently unavailable for maintenance and that it will take time to get the parts.
However, Eskom denied that there would be such drastic interruptions and said they were only “contingency plans”.
Gordhan says they understand the frustration loadshedding has put on South Africans and promised that Eskom will get it right in the next few years.
Eskom and government have started planning for Stage 5 and Stage 6 load shedding, according
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