SA to see in 2020 with the lights on
The embattled power utility has, however, repeatedly said that it will take time for Eskom to find it's feet.
South Africa is set to see in the new decade with electricity after Eskom said it did not foresee the need to implement load shedding on 31 December or 1 January.
Eskom said in a Tweet that this was due to a drop in demand during the holiday period and the expected return of some generating units to service.
The past year saw wides-read power outages frustrate South Africans with the unprecedented introduction of Stage 6 load shedding at the beginning od December.
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— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 31, 2019
Date: 31 December 2019
Despite a constrained and vulnerable system, no loadshedding is expected today and on New Year’s Day@News24 @TimesLIVE @eNCA @iol @SABCNewsOnline @TheCitizen_News @SAfmRadio @POWER987News @ukhozi_fm @METROFMSA @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/LAuhieAKTb
Big Business has been engaged in ongoing discussions with Eskom over the impact of load shedding.
The embattled power utility has, however, repeatedly said that it will take time for Eskom to find it's feet.
Eskom COO, Jan Oberholzer said earlier in December: "Our system is still unpredictable and unreliable, and we are going to need time to fix it. We find ourselves where we are, and we cannot wish it away."
He believes Eskom made the right decision to move to Stage 6 load shedding when it did, although they regret the impact it had on all South Africans.
"What is critical is to never compromise the integrity of the electrical system," said Oberholzer at the time.