Grid ‘in precarious situation’ ahead of winter
With stage 8 load shedding a possibility this winter, an energy expert believes the government is deliberately downplaying the intensity of the blackouts we can expect.
Ted Blom was among the analysts who several months ago predicted a Stage 8 scenario was likely.
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is understood to have recently presented several winter load shedding scenarios to the government.
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Blom says the country is in a precarious situation.
"When it will be stage 8, 9 or 10 - from forecasting for the rest of winter which is until the end of August because the situation is so bad that it changes on an hourly or weekly basis.
"Now they are running with less than half of the safety margin, which I think is criminal and it makes the system even more unpredictable."
