Why Eskom is entering a winter from hell
The embattled power utility enters the 2023 winter season on its knees to the extent that it predicts possible stage 8 load-shedding
18 May 2023 - 22:15
Eskom faces a winter from hell — going into lower temperatures with more than 3,000MW less generation capacity compared with last year, while finding itself heavily relying on its unpredictable old fleet which could breakdown any time...
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