South African energy minister reassures public amid Eskom's blackout setbacks


JOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Xinhua) -- South African Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Friday reassured the public that technical teams are working to improve the performance of struggling coal power stations and prevent the return of load-shedding, or rolling blackouts.

"I want to put the country at ease. We are going through a wobble. We have identified where the challenges are, and we are addressing them," said Ramokgopa.

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