Power cuts are here to stay, Ramaphosa tells Parliament

President Cyril Ramaphosa says load shedding,

which has disrupted daily life for millions of South Africans, will be around for some time to come.
Ramaphosa was answering questions from members of Parliament (MPs) in a plenary sitting on Thursday.

“The recent load shedding which has disrupted daily life for millions of South Africans and which has also caused great damage to our economy is in many ways stark reminder of the severe challenges our electricity system faces,” said Ramaphosa.

He said although there were challenges in keeping the lights on, the power utility was hard at work trying to fix the problem.

“Load shedding will remain a possibility for some time to come. But we are not simply waiting for the inevitable.

“[We are] working hard to fix this problem as Eskom implemented a generating plan to minimise load shedding, fundamentally changing the trajectory of electricity and energy of our country.