Amid a return of the load-shedding spectre, Business Unity South Africa has called for the urgent finalisation of a “least-cost and least-regret” Integrated Resource, which it describes as the first step towards the stabilisation of the country’s electricity sector. Cabinet is expected to consider the IRP at its October 16 meeting. State-owned electricity producer Eskom published an alert on Wednesday morning, stating that Stage 2, or 2 000 MW, of load-shedding would be implemented, owing to a shortage of capacity.
