2024
Load-shedding crisis eases
After peaking in the early 2020s, load-shedding eased substantially in 2024 as generation performance and emergency measures improved.
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After peaking in the early 2020s, load-shedding eased substantially in 2024 as generation performance and emergency measures improved.
Significance
Marked a provisional end to the worst phase of the long electricity crisis, though energy insecurity remained a political issue.
Why it matters
Marked a provisional end to the worst phase of the long electricity crisis, though energy insecurity remained a political issue.
Disputed interpretations
How durable the improvement is, and how far governance versus technical fixes explain it, remains debated.