Does Eskom think the public are stupid? - Ted Blom on load shedding in SA

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Energy expert and mining consultant Ted Blom is never one to shirk from controversy and hasn't been doing so recently. While South African's shudder at the thought of load shedding, Blom reckons that Eskom isn't telling us the entire truth. He spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about the reality of load shedding in SA. Blom tweeted earlier in the week that there was a shortfall of 5,136 megawatts. Blom says this would require Level 6 load-shedding to handle this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Jun 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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