Following his appointment, the Minister conducted a diagnostic assessment of he installed Eskom generation capacity resulting in the identification of a set of critical interventions to maximise the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) of the generation fleet.
Furthermore, the Ministry engaged a wide spectrum of stakeholders, including Industry, Labour, Original Equipment Manufacturers and the Diplomatic community who have all pledge support for strategic interventions to reduce the intensity and frequency of load shedding.
The immediate preoccupation is to improve the performance of the existing Eskom base load fleet, maximize the performance and output of peeking stations and suppress demand through an aggressive demand side management programme, which will be implemented with effect from May of 2023. Whilst these measures will contribute to the reduction and frequency of load shedding, it is not possible at this stage to commit to a definitive end date for loadshedding.
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