Eskom will not implement load shedding on 11 December
Eskom has announced that it will not implement Stage 1 rotational load shedding on Tuesday 11 December.
South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief, as the national power utility seems to be stabilising itself following weeks of intermittent load shedding. On Monday, Eskom resolved to mitigate rotational power cuts.
Pravin Gordhan puts an end to load shedding
While the utility has warned that the national power grid remains volatile, Eskom says it has managed to bring several previously defunct electricity generating units back online. This recent operational improvement comes in the wake of a fiery media briefing spearheaded by Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.
During his speech on Thursday, Gordhan stated that emergency procedures had been put in place to alleviate load shedding. One of these measures included the nullification of festive season leave previously afforded to Eskom’s senior executives and plant managers. Gordhan promised South African’s that load shedding would be halted for a month, meaning that citizens and visitors could enjoy the holiday season without having to worry about blackouts.
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