This graph of cumulative loadshedding hours over the last 6 years makes very depressing viewing.

Ouch. The 2023 line…

We’ve clearly surpassed the 2022 total GWh shed already, and it’s not even June yet. I’ve been doing some rudimentary calculations, and I reckon that with a continuation of this years trend (which – let’s be honest here – is also actually our best case scenario at the moment), we would top the cumulative figures for the last 5 years put together by about halfway through July.
But whatever happens…

(Please note that I’m not being deliberately flippant. I’m merely deflecting and avoiding genuine fear through the medium of basic maths and memes.)