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South Africa: Eskom Warns of 21 Days of Winter Power Cuts
Eskom says breakdowns have already passed the danger mark and have already reached higher than last year's average. The power utility spent R4.76-billion on diesel so far this year and warned against illegal connections causing major outages.
With the arrival of the winter season, the cooperative staff intensifies the tasks of maintaining and clearing the airspace of safety of the energy networks. The branches of the trees are the main cause of unforeseen power cuts, when there is presence of strong winds. The responsibility to keep the vegetation away from the energy networks, is of the frentists. When the vegetation invades the space of the energy networks, Servicoop personnel must…
Eskom warns of 21 days of winter power cuts
By Dylan Bettencourt Eskom says breakdowns have already passed the danger mark and have already reached higher than last year’s average. The power utility spent R4.76-billion on diesel so far this year and warned against illegal connections causing major outages. Eskom has warned that South Africa could face 21 days of stage 2 load shedding this winter if power station breakdowns keep climbing. The power utility said the situation could turn q…
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