South Africa power cuts may not end in a year, Eskom says

An electricity transmission tower close to the Eskom's Lethabo coal-fired power station in Vereeniging, South Africa [File: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images]

South African government plans to end recurring power cuts could take at least a year to deliver results, a top executive at state energy utility Eskom has said.

Africa’s most industrialised economy is set for its worst year of electricity outages, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa pledging new moves to tackle the crisis in July.