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Following a closed meeting with the president, de Ruyter told the media several units are expected to return to the grid soon.
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While Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has admitted that the picture still looks grim, he has vowed that teams at the power utility are working around the clock to get a handle on the crisis.
The union said the impact of the crippling power cuts has been devastating for students and the higher education sector.
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That's the word from CEO André de Ruyter who on Friday during a briefing stated the power utility would be able to lift load shedding if workers returned to their posts.
Eskom cited a lower than expected electricity demand from consumers.
The council's call comes amid an energy crisis that saw Eskom implement stage six load shedding this week.
The state-owned power company on Friday morning gave an update on the current electricity grid challenges that has this week plunged the country into stage 6 darkness.
The state of the grid has been further compromised by the ongoing strike, with De Ruyter saying that he is currently in talks with unions to try to resolve the wage negotiation deadlock.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that the grid was under pressure as the strike by some of its staff continues at power plants.
On Monday, the power utility announced stage 4 load shedding after CEO Andre de Ruyter said the power grid remained vulnerable as they struggled to bring its generating units back to service.
Eskom's CEO Andre de Ruyter gave another update on the power crisis as the utility battles to keep the lights on.
At a briefing on Wednesday on the latest round of power cuts, Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter has said load shedding shouldn't become the new normal.
Meanwhile, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said the power utility has made available 4,000 hectares of land in Mpumalanga for renewable energy investments.
Eskom implemented stage 2 load shedding on Tuesday saying it was battling to meet supply demands due to the breakdown of nine of its generators.
Eskom board member Busisiwe Mavuso said that despite all the challenges the organisation faced, they would not allow the board and CEO Andre de Ruyter to be the “fall guy” for the mess that Eskom was experiencing.
Eskom has given an update on the power situation and said that it expected lower demand over the next few days.