Blackouts to continue into spring, summer

JOHANNESBURG - Spring and summer brings with it lower electricity demand.

But don't expect your supply to increase.

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Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says scheduled blackouts will continue.

That's as Eskom uses the reduced demand to do maintenance at facilities.

"As demand is coming down and generation is going up it means that the gap is being closed," the minister said.