South Africa’s longest period without power cuts in five years highlights improving energy stability.

South Africa has gone 272 days without load-shedding, its longest period without power cuts in five years. The energy availability factor has improved from 55.4% to 62.5%, with plans to reach 70% by 2025. This progress is credited to better leadership at Eskom, and the government plans to introduce a private sector pilot program in February to further boost the power grid. Despite ongoing challenges like debt and corruption, Eskom aims to be profitable by March 2025.

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