Eskom insists power cuts break is due to enough capacity

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom is denying that it's spending billions of rand to burn diesel to avoid power cuts.

The country has enjoyed over a month without rolling blackouts.

Some believe that the reprieve in power cuts is an electioneering stunt by the governing party.

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The power utility's former boss, Andre de Ruyter, recently said the power cuts break is due to Eskom burning diesel “at a rate of knots."

But in a statement, Eskom has attributed the continuous suspension to sufficient generation capacity and improvements in energy availability factor -- among other issues.

The power utility has dismissed media reports, saying it's monitoring its Open-Cycle Gas Turbines usage.