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South Africa's Eskom sees lower risk of power cuts during winter

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter

Photo by Donna Slater

28th May 2020

By: Reuters

  

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South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom expects only 3 days of stage one power cuts, where up to 1 000 megawatts is taken off the national grid, during the winter period when demand increases, the chief executive officer said on Wednesday.

"We anticipate three days of stage one load-shedding only during the winter period which is a significant improvement from our previous forecasts," Andre de Ruyter told lawmakers in a presentation to parliament.

Cash-strapped Eskom has over the years regularly cut power to residents and businesses as it struggles with ageing coal-fired power plants that generate around 90 percent of the electricity in Africa's most industrialised economy.

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Edited by Reuters

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