More breakdowns mean higher stages of load shedding this week.
Truck drivers contracted to Eskom were arrested at Kendal Power Station after they were found in possession of stolen coal.
Poor management and maintenance have led to high-level disasters at Eskom's power stations over the last two years.
Eskom has launched a crowdsourcing platform that it hopes will draw the necessary skills and expertise it desperately needs.
Eskom says that it will have to implement load shedding this week until further notice.
The national power utility has suspended rolling blackouts this Sunday, promising an update for the coming weeks.
South Africa's economic hubs will have to start taking energy generation into their own hands - with some already starting.
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables and batteries.
High levels of breakdowns and delays in returning some units back to services. have pushed Eskom to implement more load shedding.
Eskom has been telling South Africans that its ageing coal-fired power station fleet is the main reason for breakdowns. However, the real reasons are much closer to home.
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