Pazoletsa mphamvu za magetsi mdziko muno zomwe zatha pafupifupi mwezi umodzi, Eskom idachenjeza pa 8 kuti lamulo loletsa magetsi lipitirire kwakanthawi.Ngati zinthu zikuipiraipirabe sabata ino, a Eskom atha kuonjezeranso kuzimitsa kwa magetsi.

Chifukwa cha kulephera kwa majenereta, Eskom yakhala ikugwiritsa ntchito njira zazikulu zogawira magetsi m’dziko kuyambira kumapeto kwa mwezi wa October, zomwe zinakhudza ngakhale ndondomeko ya chisankho cha maboma ang’onoang’ono ku South Africa.Mosiyana ndi njira zoletsa magetsi kwakanthawi kochepa, lamulo loletsa mphamvu lakhala pafupifupi mwezi umodzi ndipo silinathe.

Pachifukwa ichi, chifukwa chomwe Eskom adapereka ndi chakuti chifukwa cha "zovuta zosayembekezereka", Eskom pakali pano ikukumana ndi zovuta monga kusowa kwa mphamvu zopangira magetsi komanso malo osungira magetsi osakhazikika, ndipo ogwira ntchito zamagetsi akuthamangira nthawi yokonzekera mwadzidzidzi.Pamenepa, a Eskom adakakamizika kupitiliza kugawa magetsi mpaka pa 13 mwezi uno.Panthawi imodzimodziyo, sizikulamulidwa kuti ndi kuwonongeka kosalekeza kwa mkhalidwewo, n'zotheka kupitiriza kuwonjezera kuphulika kwa magetsi.

Chovuta kwambiri ndi chakuti mavuto ngati amenewa achitika pafakitale yotsegulira ndi Eskom ku Zambia, zomwe zakhudza njira yoperekera magetsi kumwera konse kwa Africa.

Pakalipano, ndi kusintha kwatsopano kwa chibayo cha coronavirus, boma la South Africa lidzayang'ananso kwambiri kupititsa patsogolo chuma, koma njira zazikuluzikulu zochepetsera mphamvu zimabweretsanso chithunzithunzi pazachuma ku South Africa.Gina schoeman, katswiri wa zachuma ku South Africa, ananena kuti kugaŵira magetsi kwakukulu kumakhudza kwambiri mabizinesi ndi anthu wamba, ndipo kukhalabe ndi moyo wabwinobwino ndi moyo pansi pa kulephera kwa magetsi mosakayikira kungabweretse ndalama zambiri.“Kuzimitsidwa kwa magetsi kumapangitsa zinthu kukhala zovuta kwambiri.Kuzimitsidwa kwa magetsi kukakhala kokulirapo ndipo mavuto enanso angapo achitika, zipangitsa kuti zinthu ziipireipire.”

Monga imodzi mwamabizinesi ofunikira kwambiri aboma ku South Africa, Eskom pakali pano ili pamavuto akulu angongole.M’zaka 15 zapitazi, kusasamalidwa bwino kochititsidwa ndi katangale ndi mavuto ena kwadzetsa kulephera kwa zida zamagetsi pafupipafupi, zomwe zapangitsa kuti pakhale chipwirikiti cha kuchuluka kwa magetsi m’madera onse a South Africa.