Energy
South Africa’s Power Availability, Unplanned Loss Improves
High-voltage electricity transmission towers in Cape Town, South Africa.
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South Africa’s available power capacity has increased to about 29,200 megawatts from 27,000 megawatts in eight weeks since May, as Africa’s most industrialized nation implements a plan to cut the severity and frequency of load shedding.
The measure has moved from a low of 48% to an average of 60%, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said during a briefing on Sunday. The unplanned capacity loss factor has improved to an average of 15,000 megawatts from about 17,000 megawatts, he said.