Minister accused of only focusing on the positive during Eskom update

CAPE TOWN - Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the Energy Action Plan is still on track despite constant blackouts.

The country has been experiencing power cuts between Stage 1 and 3 recently.

Ramokgopa says they are also working around the clock to ensure units at Medupi power station are fully operational by the end of the year.

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He was giving an update on the state of electricity earlier. To unpack this, the eNCA spoke to Monique Le Roux, she is a senior researcher at CSIR.