Ramokgopa: Warmer temperatures causing partial losses at some power stations

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the warmer temperatures are making it difficult for some generating units to perform optimally.

Ramokgopa says this has resulted in load losses totaling nearly 6,000 megawatts over the past few days.

He says the Matimba power station is one of the most affected.

Ramokgopa was speaking during his weekly grid update on Sunday.

Source: eNCA

In other news – Trouble in Paradise: 59-year-old Afro-Pop King, Ringo Madlingozi divorces wife

Popular South African Afro-pop king and EFF MP, Ringo Madlingozi has decided to end his marriage to his wife Nomfundo Nyathi after a decade of struggling to reconcile their differences.

News that Madlingozi and Nyathi are heading for divorce was revealed by the former love-birds’ associates who had hoped the couple would find a way to resolve their issues and grow old together. Madlingozi’s lawyers recently informed Nyathi of his intention to file for divorce, marking the end of their union just a year before Madlingozi’s retirement age and five years before Nyathi enters a new phase of life. Read More