EDITORIAL | Yes, the rolling blackouts are nasty, but it could be a lot worse
A total collapse of the national grid would be too catastrophic to contemplate
09 May 2023 - 20:41
Time and again we’ve been cajoled into believing that no matter how constrained the system, how bad the mechanical failures, there’s no danger of SA free-falling into a catastrophic collapse of the national electricity grid. ..
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