Ramokgopa dispels fears of complete grid collapse
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country is unlikely to suffer a complete collapse of the power grid.
Eskom is currently implementing stage 6 load shedding until further notice.
With winter on the way, there are fears the colder weather could push the national grid over the edge.
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Answering questions in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday, Ramokgopa said the grid was protected.
"There is what you call a 'Reserve margin'. It is 2 200 megawatts that are kept at every given time by the system operator in Gauteng. We are highly unlikely to have a grid collapse - a blackout, because of that 2 200 reserve margin.
"That person will never take any instruction from the Minister of Electricity or a national DPE [Public Enterprises].
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He or she will never take an instruction even from the president of this country because the interest is to protect the grid."
