Eskom’s electricity supply declining since 2008

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Article Highlights

  • Latest warning of Stage 6 load shedding means generation of electricity will fall to its lowest level since 1994.
  • Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, senior economist at FNB, says electricity production declined by 9.7% year on year in February, marking the 17th consecutive month of annual decline.
  • In February, Eskom could supply SA with only 13 152GWh – a decline of nearly 37% since the 2007 peak.