The daily power outages may be coming to an end in South Africa, the nation’s electrical minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa suggested on Sunday.
Despite declining to provide a particular date, Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa stated that South Africa was starting to meet demand and that there would likely soon be no blackouts for twenty-four hours in the nation.
With daily power interruptions of up to nearly 10 hours per day, South Africa is expected to experience its highest number of blackout days ever this year.
Businesses and households have suffered significantly as a result of the loadshedding, as the cuts are known locally.
Power outages are predicted to lower GDP by 2% in 2023 despite the economy already being in trouble due to high interest and inflation rates.
Ramokgopa claimed the warmer months at the end of the year will reduce demand as the warmer season in the southern hemisphere got underway on Sunday during a press conference.
“I know when we get into summer conditions, then at the current rate, generation will far exceed demand,” he said.
After months of cutting, blackouts have subsided in recent weeks, which is a great relief.
With eight being the highest and resulting in more than 10 hours of daily power outages, the government imposes load-shedding in phases ranging from one to eight.
Ramokgopa predicts that in six weeks the country will go from Stage 6 to Stage 3 as power generation starts to meet up with demand.
However, there are worries that greater heating demands could exceed available electricity as South Africa approaches its coldest months in July and August.