The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, highlighted the critical need to address Eskom’s declining plant performance.
Addressing the opening of the 2023 Investing in African Mining Indaba on Monday, Mantashe said failure to fix this, and subsequent higher stages of load shedding, could potentially pit society against the government.
The minister reiterated that the key focus was to stop a further decline in the country’s energy availability factor (EAF).
Mantashe said the EAF factor had dropped from 75% to just 49%.
“That’s why, as a Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, we’ll put four points that we think need attention if we’re going to overcome load shedding within the next twelve months.”
The government’s other focuses were on buying additional power from neighbouring countries and improving Eskom’s skills capacity.
-EWN
In other news – Tango Ncetezo (Paulina) kisses goodbye to The River
Mzansi’s favourite shebeen queen Paulina has bowed out. The character played by Tango Ncetezo on 1Magic’s The River officially bid goodbye to the small screens on the season finale on Friday, 3 February.
Tango took to social media to thank the show and the fans of the show. The show will also be coming to an end after its upcoming sixth season, which kicks off on Monday 6 February. “What a ride! To the Kingdom of Refilwe, you are the epitome of talent, and thank you for holding me down each day, with grace and friendship. For teaching me and guiding me. Learn More
