Cape Town – Despite certain regions facing severe power cuts in the past week, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has maintained that the country did not progress to Stage 8 of rolling power cuts.
Ramokgopa assured the media in Pretoria on Sunday that the situation was at Stage 6, not Stage 8.
“I want to repeat on record, we were never at Stage 8; we were on Stage 6. If there is any major challenge, I will be the first to call a press conference and share with you in the same manner we have done previously,” the minister said.
[WATCH] Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa tells Johannesburg residents there was no Stage 8 #loadshedding, but #Stage6. He says City Power must clarify the #Loadshedding experienced by different localities in the city.#Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/JwwcjLsyUy
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) November 26, 2023
Some residents had complained of prolonged load shedding beyond the scheduled hours for Stage 6.
Ramokgopa said that rolling power cuts would be reduced to Stage 4 until Monday morning, and some units were expected to return to service on Tuesday.
He highlighted the expectation that Unit 2 and Unit 5 at Kusile would come online, leading to a significant reduction in load shedding stages.
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country will likely have an uninterrupted supply of electricity in December. This is despite the country crisscrossing between #Stage4 and #Stage6 power cuts. eNCA’s @Sli_Masikane spoke to the minister in Pretoria earlier.… pic.twitter.com/ScoLZA7LIF
— eNCA (@eNCA) November 26, 2023
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