DPE ASSURES SOUTH AFRICANS THAT ENERGY STABILITY IS FOREMOST ON ITS AGENDA
PRETORIA, 19 September 2022. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) regrets the latest development in the implementation of loadshedding.
"We are deeply mindful and concerned of the strain that this places on households and businesses in the country," said Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Eskom operational challenges remain an issue and concern for the country. We fully understand the frustrations of citizens due to the high stages of loadshedding. Loadshedding was caused by the unplanned breakdown of units and unit trips. The unit trips are mainly part of power stations protection system to safeguard the power stations employees and equipment.
Loadshedding must be recognized as disastrous for households, business and the economy. Loadshedding is implemented as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity, and the need to attend to breakdowns.
The Department - has been working around the clock closely with Eskom to ensure that units are returned to service, adding much needed megawatts to the national grid. "We have mobilized the full resources of our teams together with Eskom to address this immediate challenge of loadshedding. We are alive to the fact that loadshedding impacts on households, businesses and disrupts daily lives of South Africans.