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Load shedding ‘will be back’

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Longest blackout hiatus may mislead; experts warn of post-election plummet, with inadequate renewable energy to meet demand.

“Expect electricity availability to plummet after the election,” chief executive of Affordable Power Solutions Ben Janse van Rensburg, pictured, said.

In an opinion piece posted on Nedbank’s Private Wealth blog, economist and political analyst JP Landman wrote this year that government’s Integrated Resource Plan provided for blackouts for another four years. Eskom had set itself a target of 70% energy availability by 2025. Presently, on aggregate, South Africa is approaching 20-year lows of power.

 

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