Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says Cabinet has been updated on Eskom’s current planned maintenance plan which has resulted in higher stages of load shedding.
The increased maintenance is aimed at ensuring the sustainability of Eskom’s plants.
“The concerted implementation of the planned fleet maintenance programme has resulted in increased stages of load shedding in recent days.
“The implementation of Stage 6 load shedding in the last week was a regress from the trends that prevailed in the previous weeks of lower stages of load shedding,” she remarked.
The Minister was briefing the media following this week’s Cabinet meeting.
She said “the current implementation of increased stages of load shedding is a short-term phase as Eskom prepares for more sustained and lessened stages of load shedding in the not-so-distant future”.
“The Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will continue to update the nation on the progress being made to address the current electricity challenges and the steps being taken to ultimately end load shedding,” she said. – SAnews.gov.za
