Load shedding inquiry looms

(Fin24) - The public protector is considering whether or not to mount an investigation into the load shedding currently being experienced by South Africans, which, he says "is having a devastating effect ... on service delivery by government, is causing serious prejudice to the private sector and negatively affects the lives of many of the people."

In a letter to the chief executive of Eskom, Jacob Maroga, the public protector, Lawrence Mushwana, on Wednesday said that he is mandated to investigate on his own initiative or on receipt of a complaint, conduct by public entities that causes unlawful or improper prejudice to any person.

He poses a series of questions to the Eskom chief to help him decide whether to proceed.

He asks Maroga to explain the reasons for the load shedding, the measures that were put in place by Eskom to prevent what is causing the load shedding and the expected duration of the load shedding practice.

He also asks for detailed information "as a matter of urgency" on steps that have been taken by Eskom to address the reasons for the load shedding and the time frames within which the problems will be resolved.

 

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