From an IOL article…

Power cuts nothing but a logistical issue’
March 09 2006 at 03:50PM

The recent power outages in South Africa were nothing but a logistical
problem, Minerals and Energy Minister Lindiwe Hendricks said on Thursday.

“What we experienced is a problem of a particular type,” the minister
told reporters at an African ministerial conference on hydropower in
Sandton, Johannesburg.

“If there is a problem at Koeberg, the transmission of power from
Mpumalanga and Gauteng is not sufficient to feed the large electricity
demand in the Western Cape,” she said in response to a reporter’ s question.

The reporter asked if South Africa could meet its ever rising power demands.

South Africa was not running out of power, Hendricks said, adding that
the country was supplying power to some of its neighbouring states, but
did not name them.

Asked whether South Africa would cut down on exports to those countries,
she replied: “Internal problems, specifically those at Koeberg, should
not be considered to affect or destabilise our supply to our neighbours.

“We have agreements with these nations and we cannot decide all of a
sudden because of internal issues to cut down on such,” she said. – Sapa

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