Gallo Images/Business Day/Freddy Mavunda Eskom's energy availability factor is far below the assumptions made in the Integrated Resources Plan of 2019, says the power utility's CEO André de Ruyter. Eskom has a role to play in the country's energy mix, but solely relying on it for power is not sustainable in the long term, De Ruyter says. Renewable energy could provide urgent solutions to the country's generation capacity challenges. To reduce the risk of load shedding the country needs to think differently about the approach taken to generate electricity, according to Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. During an interview with Judge Dennis Davis on eNCA this week, De Ruyter spoke on the utility's current challenges as the country bears the burden of load shedding this week. Some of Eskom's power plants suffered breakdowns that warranted stage 4 load shedding, Fin24 previously reported.