South Africa's newly appointed electricity minister says citizens should brace for a situation that will "get dire before it gets better".
Power lines run from state-owned power company Eskom to the national grid, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 March 2023 (issued 15 March 2023). Eskom, the national power supplier, is regularly implementing stage load shedding nationally due to various factors. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on 06 March appointed the country’s first-ever electricity minister as the national government is trying to deal with the huge effects of months of loadshedding, though measures that include the complete scrapping of licensing requirements for private energy projects, and more relaxed regulations in the sector. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
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Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s comments come a year ahead of elections in which the ruling party’s support is likely to slip considerably due to rolling blackouts. He spoke exclusively with Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja.
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