Load shedding of electricity in South Africa has forced businesses to operate in low capacity and companies to shut down some of their outlets across the country.
As South Africa muscle-up to gain back its momentum from the throes of Covid-19 pandemic, businesses in cities across the country have been bugged down by electricity problem, due to decay in infrastructure and collapse of power grid.
This year has been the worst businesses have ever witnessed as epileptic supply of electricity by state-owned Eskom has become an embarrassment.
Eskom supplies more than 90% of South Africa’s electricity, and has consistently failed to produce and distribute enough power to meet the needs of the country.
After temporal steady boost of supply during the Yuletide, electricity supply has dropped woefully.
The reason for the poor electricity supply can be adduced to the dilapidating colonial power stations which uses coal, as their maintenance are not longer sustainable to keep up with the growing demands of electricity.
As owners of companies and businesses groan, the trail of failing infrastructure in the power sector is deeply affecting the economy of the country.
Companies such as KFC and others, have been forced to shutdown some of their branches due to low supply of electricity.
As the department of mineral resources and energy of South Africa signs 13 new power generation agreements to add 1 800 megawatts to the national grid, the city of Johannesburg is worst hit, as eastern cape is currently struggling to weather the storm of persistent rain and darkness.
