Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says it’s difficult to remain optimistic when the impact of work done is not yet effective, however, a range of initiatives to make load shedding “a thing of the past”are under way.
Magwenya’s remarks came after Eskom announced that stage 5 load-shedding will be implemented this week.
On Sunday the power utility said stage 5 load-shedding will be implemented during the evenings from 4pm until midnight from Monday to Wednesday.
Stages 2 and 4 will be implemented during the day, said Eskom in statement.
Speaking during a media briefing, Magwenya said it was difficult to remain optimistic when the impact of the work that has been done was not yet effective, reports News24.
“It is difficult at times to remain optimistic when the results of our actions are not felt, immediately. Yet, at the same time, we must say that there are a range of initiatives that are already under way that will make load shedding a thing of the past,” the report quoted Magwenya as saying.
#POWERALERT1#Stage4 loadshedding will be implemented at 17:00 this afternoon until 16:00 on Monday. Various stages of loadshedding will be implemented during the week pic.twitter.com/UlfcFPBYlx
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 20, 2022
In July, Ramaphosa announced measures to prevent load shedding by improving the performance of Eskom’s power stations and adding new generation capacity to the grid in the fastest possible time, said Magwenya.
Meanwhile, the department of public enterprises together with the National Treasury and Eskom were urgently working to find the money to buy diesel supplies to reduce the higher load shedding stages, reported TimesLIVE.
Last week, Eskom warned of prolonged power cuts due to breakdowns and the lack of diesel.
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