The newest figures come amid rolling blackouts, with Eskom implementing alternating levels of energy cuts for weeks on finish.
A basic view of the Grootvlei energy station, a coal-fired energy plant operated by Eskom positioned in Grootvlei on 18 December 2022. Image: GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP
JOHANNESBURG – Stats SA says electrical energy era decreased by 1.7% year-on-year in November final yr.
Seasonally adjusted electrical energy era elevated by 1.8% in November 2022, in comparison with October.
The newest figures come amid rolling blackouts, with Eskom implementing alternating levels of energy cuts for weeks on finish.
Stats SA mentioned that seasonally adjusted electrical energy era decreased by 3.1% within the months ended November in comparison with the earlier three months.
Which means Eskom generated simply over 3% much less electrical energy within the final three months when energy cuts peaked.
The stats physique mentioned that electrical energy distribution decreased by 2.3% year-on-year in November 2022.
This whereas seasonally adjusted electrical energy distribution elevated by 0.9% month-on-month in November, following month-on-month adjustments of two.6% in October.
In the meantime, vitality regulator Nersa has given Eskom the go-ahead to hike electrical energy costs by greater than 18% for the 2023/24 monetary yr.
The adjustments take impact in the beginning of April.