U-Eskom uthe ukulandela umkhondo wenkqubela phambili entle kwisicwangciso sakhe sokuvelisa kwakhona njengoko siphawula iintsuku ezilikulu zilandelelana ngaphandle kokucinywa kombane.
Iziko lombane lithe oku kwakhela kumfutho ka-2024 xa u-Eskom wazisa iintsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu anamashumi amahlanu anesibini (352) zokungacimeki kombane.
Kulo nyaka-mali umiyo ka-2025/26, u-Eskom ubhale iiyure ezingama-26 zokucinywa kombane kwaye wazisa iintsuku ezilikhulu elinamashumi amane anesine (144) zombane othembekileyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
Isithethi sikaEskom uDaphne Mokwena uthe ilahleko ebingacwangciswanga ngenxa yokonakala ngoku ikwi-6,035 yeemegawatts, ingaphantsi kakhulu kumda we-7,000-megawatts.
“Ezi nzuzo zisetyenzwayo ayizoziganeko nje ezibalulekileyo – zikhokelela kwinjongo enkulu: ukuphelisa ukucinywa kombane ngokupheleleyo. U-Eskom usazimisele ngokupheleleyo ekuxhaseni i-ajenda yaseMzantsi Afrika yohlaziyo lombane nokukhawulezisa inguqu ukuya kwikamva elinokhuphiswano nelizinzileyo lamandla