The country needed to put in place plans to meet the future demand. Currently available capacity is less than the projected demand. Medupi and Kusile power plants are expected to come on stream, but if nothing else is done to supplement these, electricity supply will, again, be a challenge. Supply will fall while demand will continue to steeply increase. Currently there is a gap between demand and what Eskom is able to dispatch. The IRP seeks to balance that gap. DoE is currently trying to manage the system under the so-called emergency response and business continuity plan.