Ratepayers and activists sided with the protesters who were excluded from the meeting because of a last-minute switch to a much smaller venue

The power utility has achieve 150 consecutive days of without blackouts

This is the first time that the power utility has achieved an energy availability factor of higher than 70% since 2021

The 40 days free of energy outages is a result of maintenance of the electricity system, lower peak-time demand and the return to service of units at Koeberg, Medupi and Kusile power stations

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