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South Africa's power system will spend approximately 30 days to recover from the effects of an ongoing industrial action.
During the 30-day recovery period, the risk of load shedding remains high, state-run electricity utility Eskom warned.
The generation and distribution of electricity in the country has been constrained since June when Eskom employees downed tools after cash-strapped Eskom rejected their demand for wage increases.
The industrial action has interrupted processes at a number of power stations, leading to sporadic blackouts over the past two months.Electricity supply network has been affected by acts of sabotage and intimidation that characterize the current industrial action by members of trade unions, according to Eskom.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has been mobilized to maintain order and to enable safe access to power stations.The improvement in generation and operational performance can only increase and be achieved with the return of employees, Eskom said.
South Africa has suffered from power insufficiency since 2008. Between 2014 and 2015, frequent blackouts happened in the country, seriously affecting economic activities and people's lives, and causing billions of dollars in economic losses.
