READER LETTER | Reduced load-shedding may see catastrophe

While none of us enjoy load-shedding — except cable thieves and the like — we should be wary of celebrating this week’s reduced schedule. Given that Eskom has about 52GW of coal-based electricity generation capacity of which some 18% should be rotated on maintenance to keep its ageing coal-fired power stations functioning optimally for as long as economically viable, there should be, at all times, about 9.