Power utility, Eskom says it has made a lot of strides over the past few months to stabilize the country’s electricity grid.
Eskom Chief Operating Officer, Jan Oberholzer says technicians have, since last year, been able to do a lot of repairs at the country’s major power stations.
Oberholzer says many other challenges were also addressed which will ensure an uninterrupted power supply to the national grid.
Access Eskom’s latest media briefing here.
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#JanOberholzer in conclusion: We are doing our utmost to limit load shedding, but not at the cost of doing effective planned maintenance.
We need additional capacity of between 4 000MW and 6 000MW.
Please continue to use electricity sparingly. #PleaseUseOnlyWhatYouNeed pic.twitter.com/OSH7ziuyxg
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) January 27, 2022
Eskom makes major strides in its operational recovery process, cautions the path to sustainability will be long and hard pic.twitter.com/cmD0af00bi
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) January 27, 2022