Eskom has predicted that the winter season in 2023 will be “difficult” as the power utility is set to enter the high electricity-demand months with more generating units at its power stations offline because of breakdowns.
On Saturday, Ramokgopa said the assessment of national key points where emergency solutions to load shedding would be implemented would start in the next seven days.
A trip to Lephalale in Limpopo, which hosts two coal-fired power stations and a coal mine, clarifies why this dirty energy source will be so difficult to dislodge as SA’s prime choice for electricity generation.
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