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Carte Blanche

Ahead of the curve

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26 August
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ. For weeks, South Africa suffered crippling levels of power cuts throughout the country. In some areas, there would be no electricity for up to ten hours in a single day. But as Eskom ramped up the dreaded load shedding schedules, Cape Town kept its lights for longer. The secret, is the Steenbras Dam power plant . It acts like a massive battery that is charged up to be used when the power at peak periods , providing 180MW more power into the cityโ€™s grid. A lifeline, for the Mother City. Now as President Ramaphosa makes bold promises to resolve the countryโ€™s power crisis, the City is rapidly moving forward to add even more capacity to the grid. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv