Ramokgopa: Gap between electricity supply and demand closing

JOHANNESBURG - There may just be a glimmer of light at the end of the rolling blackout tunnel.

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says energy availability could go up to 70 percent.

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That's if units at Kusile and Medupi are returned to service.

He says the gap between supply and demand is slowly closing.

This raises hopes for a consistent, reliable power supply and the eventual end of power cuts.

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Ramokgopa says the positive outlook on the energy availability factor is down to South Africans reducing their electricity usage.

He promises that load-shedding will be a thing of the past, soon.

* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.