Ezinyathelweni zokuvimbela ugesi kuzwelonke osekuthathe cishe inyanga, u-Eskom uxwayise ngomhla ka-8 ukuthi umyalelo okhona wokunqanda ugesi ungase uqhubeke isikhathi eside.Uma isimo siqhubeka nokuba sibi kuleli sonto, u-Eskom angase anyuse nokunqamuka kukagesi.

Ngenxa yokwehluleka okuqhubekayo kwamasethi amajeneretha, u-Eskom usesebenzise izindlela ezinkulu zokwehlukaniswa kukagesi kuzwelonke kusukela ekupheleni kukaMfumfu, okwathinta ngisho nenqubo yokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya lukazwelonke eNingizimu Afrika.Ngokuhlukile ezilinganisweni zangaphambilini zokukhawulelwa kwamandla wesikhashana, umyalo wokukhawulelwa kwamandla usuthathe cishe inyanga futhi usekude ukuphela.

Mayelana nalokhu, isizathu esivezwe u-Eskom ukuthi ngenxa “yephutha elingalindelekile”, u-Eskom njengamanje ubhekene nobunzima obufana nokushoda okuqhubekayo kwamandla okukhiqiza ugesi kanye neziqiwi eziphuthumayo ezingalawuleki, futhi abasebenzi bakagesi bajaha ukukhandwa okuphuthumayo.Kulokhu, u-Eskom uphoqeleke ukuthi aqhubeke nokukala ugesi kuze kube wumhla ziyi-13 kule nyanga.Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akunqunyelwe ukuthi ngokuwohloka okuqhubekayo kwesimo, kungenzeka ukuqhubeka nokwandisa ukuphuma kwamandla.

Okubi kakhulu ukuthi izinkinga ezifuze lezi zenzekile endaweni yokuphehla ugesi evulwe ngabakwa-Eskom eZambia, okuphazamise uhlelo lokuphakelwa kukagesi kuyo yonke i-Afrika eseningizimu.

Njengamanje, ngokuthuthuka kwenoveli ye-coronavirus pneumonia, uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika uzophinde agxile ekusheshiseni ukusimama komnotho, kodwa lezi zinyathelo ezinkulu zokunqanda ugesi nazo zenza isithunzi emathembeni omnotho waseNingizimu Afrika.U-Gina schoeman, isazi sezomnotho saseNingizimu Afrika, uthe ukunikezwa kukagesi ngezinga elikhulu kunomthelela omkhulu emabhizinisini nasemphakathini uwonke, futhi ukugcina ukukhiqizwa okuvamile nokuphila ngaphansi kokuphelelwa amandla ngokungangabazeki kuzoletha izindleko eziphezulu.“Ukucinywa kukagesi uqobo kwenza isimo sibe nzima kakhulu.Uma ukucinywa kukagesi kushubile futhi kuvela uchungechunge lwezinkinga ezengeziwe, kuzokwenza isimo esikhona manje sibe sibi kakhulu.”

Njengenye yezinkampani zikahulumeni ezibalulekile eNingizimu Afrika, u-Eskom njengamanje usenkingeni enkulu yezikweletu.Eminyakeni eyi-15 eyedlule, ukuphathwa kabi okubangelwa inkohlakalo nezinye izinkinga kuholele ekwahluleleni kaningi kwemishini kagesi, okuholele emjikelezweni omubi wokunikezwa kukagesi okuqhubekayo kuzo zonke izingxenye zeNingizimu Afrika.