Despite praising an electricity milestone, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the threat of load-shedding remains.
Last week marked 100 days without load-shedding the longest continuous period since 2020. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa said while this is an achievement, it is no reason to relax.
Our electricity system remains vulnerable and we cannot yet rule out the possibility of further load-shedding. Rather, this milestone provides encouragement for us to do more and to work faster to ensure a secure supply of electricity now and into the future, he said.
Ramaphosa hailed the implementation of the energy action plan initiated in July 2022 as bearing fruit, with co-operation between government, business and other social partners as contributors to load-shedding relief.
Thanks to the diligent implementation by Eskom of its generation operational recovery plan as well as a stepped-up maintenance schedule, there has been a marked improvement in the performance of the power stations that produce most of South Africas electricity.
