Energy expert: Load shedding might be around for 5 years, De Ruyter to blame
The power utility on Monday implemented stage two load shedding as it struggles to recover from a number of breakdowns.
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The power utility on Monday implemented stage two load shedding as it struggles to recover from a number of breakdowns.
With the current rolling blackouts expected to last until Thursday, the maintenance of Eskom’s infrastructure has been in the spotlight again.
Energy expert Ted Blom believes there are attempts to cripple power stations.
The explosion at Eskom’s Medupi Unit 4 this week will cost the utility between R20 billion and R40bn and about two years of work to repair the damage, according to energy experts, however, the state parastatal says it is still ascertaining the quantum of damage.
An energy expert says the explosion at Eskom's Medupi power station in Limpopo is only a small part of a bigger problem