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Poor maintenance and lack of servicing debt are among the reasons some communities go without electricity, even long after load shedding that is implemented by Eskom. This was revealed by Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Energy Action Plan briefing in Pretoria on Sunday, 20 August.  During the briefing Ramokgopa revealed that transformers and substations have failed and blown up in some areas as a result of demand that exceeds the capacity of those assets.  Ramokgopa said in some instances, municipalities are under spending by R2 billion, money which should be spent servicing and maintaining infrastructure. According to the Minister, municipalities owe Eskom about R63.2 billion. Ramokgopa said there are a number of municipalities that have entered into agreements to pay their debts.

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