A general view of Tutuka Power Station on 18 November 2021 in Standerton. Picture: Gallo Images/Rapport/Deon Raath
Most power cuts this year were at Stage 1 and 2, showing a shift from the more severe outages of the previous year., the suspension of the rolling blackouts was due to the sustained availability of generation capacity and emergency reserves at its power stations.“Eskom will provide an update on Wednesday afternoon or promptly communicate any significant changes should they occur,” the power utility brief said in a statement on Sunday.
The minister disclosed that while the winter plan was still underway, Eskom anticipates allocating R30 billion for diesel procurement for the current financial year.