Dire warning by Eskom about lack of power

By Khanyisa Tabata
02 December 2009


Eskom has warned that South Africans can expect renewed power supply problems from 2011.

Erica Johnson, head of customer relations at Eskom, says the utility does not anticipate problems with power supply for the next 12 months, but from 2011 and 2012 onwards capacity would not meet demand.

Eskom indicated yesterday that it wants to sell 30 percent of one of its new power stations for 40-billion rands.

The Kusile power station near Delmas in Mpumalanga will cost 142-billion, according to recent indications.

But the project has already been delayed by a year because of Eskom's inability to raise sufficient finance in time.