Eskom refutes claims of imminent complete blackout
State power utility, Eskom, has moved to assure South Africans that there is no imminent collapse of the power grid.
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State power utility, Eskom, has moved to assure South Africans that there is no imminent collapse of the power grid.
Eskom notes with concern various social media posts claiming that the country will soon experience a blackout or collapse of the national electricity grid. Eskom refutes these claims and would like to assure South Africans that there are measures in place to avoid the collapse of the power system. Loadshedding is one of these mechanisms. The risk of a national blackout, while inherent to the operation of a large power system, has an extremely low likelihood of materialising given the implementation of a number of control measures, including loadshedding.
Acting Eskom CEO Calib Cassim says he has confidence in the staff of the system operator to ensure the country does not experience a blackout.
Eskom notes with concern various social media posts claiming that the country will soon experience a blackout or grid collapse.
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