Few musings - high-level overview:
On the one side, you have absolutely dedicated people working at Eskom doing their damnest at great cost to get it done.
On the other side, you have a HUGE network, starting with the bloated employee count, networks, feeding off Eskom.
Before Rama one sick story, after Rama “feels like” prattle on, just keep the lights on as best you can … keep the voters, investors, and international community kinda happy … just get us to elections. Declaring Stage >6 is not an option, that will have dire consequences for SA, voters, international markets, and investors, cause that means they have lost the “fight” to keep the lights on. Will make us “look bad”.
The problem.
To fix it Gov has to “break an immense amount of eggs to make this Eskom omelet”.
They cannot, voters, elections, feeders. UNIONS … as has been reported … it is out of control. Has to die a natural death, which probably will bring SA to the brink.
Gov is in an untenable position: Fix it you lose. Don’t fix it you lose.
And that is my gut feel … on why they are switching LS levels so actively, above Level 6 and it will mean a ton of drama heading toward “those in charge”.
Let me put it differently … >6 and SA has failed.
Renewables can save the day, in a few years, at GREAT COST ito infrastructure, the time it takes to install … but if Gov allow that, backs it, they will lose “control” again. Unions, criminal networks, how do they then “feed”.