CSIR Report reveals SA's power crisis could get exponentially worse over the next few years

SAfm — South Africa could experience load shedding for the next two to three years if urgent steps are not taken to mitigate against energy shortages. This is according to research presented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The CSIR says load shedding experienced in 2020 has already overtaken 2019 levels. The research group said that heavy load shedding will persist through to 2022, and worse yet, it will likely be three times worse than the load shedding experienced in 2019. We spoke to Dr Jarrad Wright from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.