Load-shedding set Eskom back 30 years

• Eskom's electricity production is on track to drop to levels last recorded before 1996, indicating a 30-year setback.
• The power utility's financial year-to-date energy availability factor (EAF) has improved from 59.25% to 66.22%, but this is overshadowed by a significant decline in electricity sales.
• Eskom's production volume is headed for its lowest level since 1996, with a predicted range of 181,000GWh to 192,000GWh, and the utility's leadership is under scrutiny for ignoring the underlying sales crisis.