Eskom Board Chairperson Mpho Makwena says some stability in terms of load shedding is only expected by the end of March 2025.
The power utility is currently implementing stages three and four, after many days of stage six rolling blackouts since the beginning of the year.
Due to the failure of seven generation units in the last 24 hours, higher stages of loadshedding will be required over the next few days pic.twitter.com/poca8982ii
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) April 24, 2023
Eskom appeared before Parliament’s Appropriations Committee yesterday to discuss its Debt Relief bill.
The R254-billion relief was announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his Budget speech in February.
Makwana says the Board’s turnaround strategy involves increasing the energy availability factor to 60% by the end of the current financial year.
On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his weekly letter, said extensive efforts are being made to reduce rolling blackouts.
This includes efforts such as returning units at Eskom’s Kusile and Medupi power stations to service on time.
At the weekend, Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa also unveiled his energy plan aimed at reducing load shedding.
