
Loadshedding







Eskom announced that loadshedding has been suspended after implementing Stage 3 loadshedding over the weekend. South Africans don't believe that it's gone.

The Democratic Alliance and the MK Party slammed the return of loadshedding after its absence for 10 months. The DA called it a devastating setback.

South Africans were angry at the return of loadshedding, which Eskom announced on 31 January 2025 due to unexpected breakdowns at power stations.

Eskom warned that there is a high risk of loadshedding this weekend, but many feel the power utility is throwing tantrums for not getting their 36% tariff increase.

Eskom celebrated preventing loadshedding for 300 days, and said it is aiming for 365 days. South Africans criticised it for load reduction and continued outages.

The Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa outlined Eskom's plans for 2025 and shared its achievements for 2024, including keeping loadshedding at bay.

Daily Maverick readers voted Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the country's Person of the Year for keeping loadshedding at bay this year.

State-owned entity Eskom announced that the country has been without loadshedding for 261 days. It also saved over R16 billion in diesel use. SA disputed.

Eskom's CEO Dan Marokane told the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Electricity that Eskom's grid is stable and can prevent loadshedding for December.
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