07.10.2026, SOUTH AFRICA: Power supply now exceeds demand: Ramokgopa.
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says electricity supply is now outstripping demand. Ramokgopa’s intervention that increased generation from both private producers and Eskom, has changed the supply and demand balance. The minister has announced plans to procure 4,600 megawatts of battery storage and 5,000 megawatts of gas-to-power, as part of the first Section 34…
