Kumanyathelo othintelo lombane kuzwelonke athathe isithuba esingangenyanga, u-Eskom ulumkise ngomhla we-8 ukuba lo myalelo ukhoyo wothintelo lombane ungaqhuba kangangexesha elithile.Ukuba imeko iqhubeleka ukuba maxongo kule veki, u-Eskom usenokonyusa nokucinywa kombane.

Ngenxa yokusilela okuthe gqolo kweeseti zejenereyitha, u-Eskom uphumeze imilinganiselo emikhulu yolwabiwo lwamandla kuzwelonke ukususela ekupheleni kuka-Okthobha, nto leyo eyade yachaphazela inkqubo yonyulo loomasipala besizwe eMzantsi Afrika.Ngokwahlukileyo kwimilinganiselo yangaphambili yothintelo lwamandla exeshana, umyalelo wothintelo lwamandla uthabathe phantse inyanga kwaye usekude ukuphela.

Ngokubhekiselele koku, isizathu esinikwe ngu-Eskom kukuba ngenxa “yempazamo ebingalindelekanga”, u-Eskom ngoku ujongene nobunzima obufana nokunqongophala okuthe gqolo komthamo wokuvelisa umbane kunye noovimba bexesha likaxakeka olungazinzanga, kwaye abasebenzi bombane babaleka bebaleka ixesha lokulungiswa okungxamisekileyo.Kule meko, uEskom unyanzeleke ukuba aqhubele phambili nomyinge wombane de kube ngumhla weshumi elinesithathu kule nyanga.Ngexesha elifanayo, akunqunywanga ukuba kunye nokuwohloka okuqhubekayo kwimeko, kunokwenzeka ukuqhubeka nokwandisa ukuphuma kombane.

Okubi nangakumbi kukuba kuye kwenzeka iingxaki ezifanayo kwiziko lombane elivulwe ngu-Eskom eZambia, nto leyo ethe yachaphazela inkqubo yonikezelo lombane kumazantsi eAfrika ephela.

Okwangoku, ngokuphucuka kwe-coronavirus pneumonia jikelele, urhulumente woMzantsi Afrika uza kugxila ekukhawuleziseni ukuvuseleleka koqoqosho, kodwa amanyathelo okuthintela amandla amakhulu nawo abeka isithunzi kuqoqosho lwaseMzantsi Afrika.UGina schoeman, ingcali yezoqoqosho yaseMzantsi Afrika, uthe umlinganiselo omkhulu wamandla unempembelelo enkulu kumashishini nakuluntu ngokubanzi, kwaye ukugcina imveliso eqhelekileyo nobomi phantsi kokusilela kombane ngokungathandabuzekiyo kuya kuzisa iindleko eziphezulu.“Ukucima umbane ngokwako kwenza imeko ibe nzima kakhulu.Nje ukuba umbane uqatsele kwaye uthotho lweengxaki ezongezelelekileyo zisenzeka, oko kuya kwenza imeko yangoku ibe mbi ngakumbi. ”

Njengelinye lamashishini karhulumente abalulekileyo eMzantsi Afrika, u-Eskom ngoku usengxakini enkulu yamatyala.Kule minyaka ili-15 idlulileyo, ulawulo olulambathayo olubangelwe lurhwaphilizo kunye nezinye iingxaki lukhokelele ngokuthe ngqo ekungasebenzini rhoqo kwezixhobo zombane, nto leyo ekhokelele kwisangqa esikhohlakeleyo sokunikwa umbane rhoqo kuzo zonke iindawo zoMzantsi Afrika.