Eskom's chilly winter outlook: Capacity shortage could last until August
According to the battling power utility, there are 26,000 megawatts available, but they foresee the winter demand reaching a higher 34,000 megawatts.
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According to the battling power utility, there are 26,000 megawatts available, but they foresee the winter demand reaching a higher 34,000 megawatts.
Eskom may have to implement stage-8 load shedding this winter if its interventions are not effective.
In the utility’s worst-case scenario, the country could experience stage eight load-shedding during the icy winter months
International, MNA | South Africa's struggling state-owned power firm Eskom on Thursday forecast a "very tight winter" starting in weeks, with demand set to rise in the continent's most industrialised but energy-starved country.
While Eskom says plans are in place to prevent a national blackout, South Africans should brace for prolonged and possibly higher stages of load-shedding.