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    MAINTENANCE POWERED UP AS ESKOM TRIES TO STABILISE POWER CUTS

    Feb 28, 2020 4 minutes
    By Mariam Isa

    load-shedding will remain a permanent feature of the South African landscape for at least 18 months as Eskom tackles the debilitating results of more than a decade of neglect and deferred maintenance, which has left its fleet of coal-fired plants increasingly prone to unexpected breakdowns.

    Plans which are being finalised by the utility suggest that around 25 000MW of power can be reliably provided during that period – well below the current demand of about 29 000MW, which normally rises to above 30 000MW in the winter.

    said in an interview with that he believed

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