Restore the power grid | Ramokgopa slams local municipalities

PRETORIA - Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is slamming municipalities for not doing their jobs.

He says by-laws are not being enforced to ensure residents are not illegally connected.

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Ramokgopa says this overloads the grid, causing a surge in demand, which trigger rolling blackouts.

South Africans have had no reprieve from rolling blackouts and this past week has seen the country plunged back in to Stage 4 power cuts.  

According to Ramokgopa, this is just part of the Eskom's planned maintenance programme.

The minister says municipalities need to pull up their socks.

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Ramokgopa says President Cyril Ramaphosa convened the presidential coordinating committee to strategise on how illegal connections will be resolved.    

A key resolution is to ensure legal connectivity to electricity supply.

* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.