Eskom has made it known that there is every possibility that there will be more power cuts in the coming weeks.
According to Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter justified the power-cuts and said the ongoing outages are necessary to catch up with long overdue maintenance.
He said the power company is preparing for an uptick in demand to pre-lockdown levels early next month.
“It is likely we will have an increased risk of load-shedding going forward. I think there is a risk of load-shedding always in the system given the lack of predictability, reliability, the lack of maintenance that was not done.
“This risk will over time, diminish, as we carry out the midlife refurbishments.”
De Ruyter also said Eskom has tried in doing a good job of managing the demand peaks and keeping the lights on at the same time.
He also disclosed that Eskom is working with the Asset Forfeiture Unit to restrict executives and board members believed to have been involved in looting from the company from spending their ill-gotten gains.
De Ruyter made it known that Eskom is making good progress in unbundling the company unlike the public’s opinions.
It still struggling with its R450-billion debt burden but said it might dispose its vast property portfolio to generate more needed cash.
Municipal debt owed to Eskom now stands at R30-billion, with Soweto accounting for almost a third of that.
