Stage 5 rolling blackouts require the immediate resignation of Eskom CEO: COPE

The blackouts have been continuing from one stage to the other over the last week. The power utility announced the implementation of stage  five rolling blackouts from 10 am this morning until 5am on Monday morning.

Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said this is due to the breakdown of five generating units overnight and on Saturday morning, with a combined capacity of two-thousand-400 mega watts.

COPE spokesperson Dennis Bloem says, “The  time has come that Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter and the  entire board must resign immediately. It is very  clear that they don’t have a plan to  address this  crippling load shedding. We are tired  of the empty promises from President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister Pravin Gordhan. It is very clear that Andre De Ruyter, President Cyril Ramaphosa and  Pravin Gordhan don’t understand the devastation that this  load shedding is causing to the already struggling  economy of this country. Load shedding is a serious disruption to our lives. De  Ruyter and the entire Eskom Bard must go now.”

Eskom says it could take up to a year to resolve the electricity crisis