Discipline has been key in load shedding suspension - Eskom Board
Eskom has successfully suspended load shedding for more than three months.
FILE: Eskom's Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: Eyewitness News.
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Mteto Nyati, Eskom Board Chairperson.
Listen to the interview in the audio below.
It has been 97 days since the country last faced power cuts.
Unit 5 at Kusile coming online means this load shedding-free period could go on even longer.
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Nyati says this drastic improvement in energy supply is due to discipline from the Eskom teams.
“For the sustainability of what is going on, it is really the practices and behaviour that are important.”
- Mteto Nyati, Eskom Board Chairperson
After devastating load shedding last year, Nyati says there has been a huge focus on improving the processes at Eskom and maintaining the fleet.
He adds that having the right leadership at different levels within Eskom has been extremely important in fixing the electricity crisis.
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