Eskom lifts emergency power protocol

[miningmx.com] – ESKOM lifted an emergency power protocol as power stations improved performance and industrial users had throttled back consumption, said BDLive citing the state-owned power utility.

“Understanding the impact on our key industrial customers and the economy, the emergency has been lifted,” said Brian Dames, Eskom’s CEO, in a statement on Thursday night.

He cautioned, however, that the system remained critical and thus users needed to keep reducing demand, said BDLive.

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