South Africans are struggling in the dark to cope with increased power cuts that have hit households and businesses across the country.
FILE - A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa , Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. The rolling power cuts have been experienced for years but this week the country’s state-owned power utility Eskom extended them so that some residents and businesses have gone without power for more than 9 hours a day. JOHANNESBURG —
The prolonged power cuts are hitting South Africans in the winter months of the Southern Hemisphere when many households rely on electricity for heat, light and cooking. “The big picture is that we were at least expecting this winter," said energy expert Hilton Trollip. "Eskom told us at the end of last year that there was a chronic power shortage ... What that means is that until we have a substantial amount of extra generation on the grid, we will continue to be at the risk of load shedding at any stage.
“We cater to about 40 children here. We need to feed healthy meals to them daily," said Ndlovu. "At the rate we charge we can’t afford to take on additional costs to buy gas in order for us to cook. Loadshedding has really made it difficult for us.”
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