The minister of electricity in South Africa, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has dismissed allegations that the nation’s increasing number of power outages is the result of sabotage.
Social media users were incensed about the severe power disruptions that South Africa has been suffering since November, which started last Wednesday.
Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of the ruling African National Party (ANC), claimed on Saturday that the increased power outages were the result of “clear sabotage” and demanded “strong extra security measures”.
On Sunday, Mr. Ramokgopa refuted the allegations, asserting that the severe power disruptions were brought on by burst boiler tubes, which are utilized in power plants to generate energy.
According to the minister of electricity, the leaks were the reason why nine large power units failed at the same time.
Power outages have been reduced by one level as a result of the restart of two power units.
The remaining seven units should start operating again early this week, but significant load-shedding relief is anticipated when more power units are connected to the system in March, according to Mr. Ramokgopa.
Power outages, sometimes referred to as load-shedding, have been a problem in South Africa for a number of years.
Many locals often experience power outages for up to six hours each day.
Only a few days ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that load shedding will “finally come to an end.” This is when the power outages became more severe. (BBC)
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