Load-shedding can’t be ended overnight, Ramaphosa says

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is in the grip of an energy crisis that has been years in the making. Picture: SANDILE NDLOVU

He emphasised the importance of recalling the reasons for the situation, so that the government’s response tackles the causes of the crisis and not only the symptoms. Lack of investment in new generating capacity, poor power plant maintenance, corruption and criminality, sabotage of infrastructure, rising municipal debt and a lack of suitable skills are factors cited by the president that have contributed to what he called “the perfect storm”.

“In each of those meetings I stressed the importance of staying the course instead of coming up with unsustainable short-term solutions. Six months ago I announced a national Energy Action Plan to improve the performance of Eskom’s power stations and add new generation capacity as quickly as possible,” he said.

15 years is not overnight 🤷‍♀️

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