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Eskom is prepared for 20% of the power grid’s capacity to be cut due unexpected breakdowns.
This coincides with a further 12% reduction due to urgent maintenance.
Eskom could in theory burn through diesel to keep the lights on during winter, but tight budgets and deadlines suggest winter is going to get bad.
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Eskom has warned of serious energy constraints towards the end of 2021, and its forecasts suggest things will be bad from August onwards.
The company is tying to keep up with urgent maintenance while burning expensive diesel to keep the lights on. But its long-standing financial constraints are being worsened by municipal debts (totalling R35.2 billion) and operating losses (exceeding R20 billion) – while the pandemic saw delays in its maintenance plans, plus disruptions in th