Eskom refutes claims of imminent grid collapse
Eskom has refuted claims of a looming collapse of the national
electricity grid.
The embattled utility says it's noted messages doing the rounds on social media that claim the country is about to experience a total blackout.
EFF leader Julius Malema told reporters on Monday that the party has it on good authority that the grid could collapse within the next two weeks.
The utility’s acting CEO Calib Cassim has told delegates at the Enlit Africa Conference in Cape Town on Tuesday that he is not losing any sleep over the possibility of a blackout.
Eskom's interim spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the likelihood of a total power loss occurring is low considering the number of control measures they have in place, such as load shedding.
"The grid is by no means at the higher or imminent risk of a collapse and it will take an unforeseen and sudden sequence of events that results in a cascading collapse of the transmission generation system leading to a complete loss of supply across the country.
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“Eskom has robust contingency plans to deal with such an eventuality."
Eskom will update the country on Thursday on the current situation and its forecast for the cold winter months.
