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SA banking on emergency power to keep the lights on: Mashatile

Deputy president, Paul Mashatile reportedly said the government is banking on emergency power procurement to deal with the energy crisis.

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South Africa’s deputy president, Paul Mashatile reportedly said the government is embarking on purchasing emergency power to keep the lights on.

According to EWN, Mashatile made these remarks during an oversight visit to an agriculture institution in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, 18 May.

EMERGENCY POWER

“Apart from appointing the minister of electricity, we have announced we are now embarking on procuring emergency power,” said Mashatile as quoted by the report.

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ESKOM WARNS OF RAMPING UP POWER OUTAGES

Eskom recently warned that it may ramp up crippling power outages to prevent a national grid collapse as winter arrives in the coming weeks.

Winter demand for power is expected to surge to around 33,000 megawatts but Eskom is only able to produce 26,000 megawatts out of its installed capacity of 47,500 megawatts.

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Picture of a power transmission station. Image via Pexels.

ANC ‘S MBALULA SAYS LOAD SHEDDING WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST BY THE END OF 2023

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula on the other hand said load shedding will be dealt with by the end of 2023.

He made the claim while speaking to eNCA’s JJ Tabane on Power to Truth.

“I can assure you that load shedding will be reversed, and it will be dealt with decisively,” said Mbalula.

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