币界网报道：According to a report by MSN on July 1, Eskom, the national power company of South Africa, is considering supporting Bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence and data center businesses to cope with the operating crisis. The company's CEO Dan Marokane pointed out that as the popularity of renewable energy leads to a continuous decline in electricity sales (a 4% drop in 2024), new sources of income need to be developed to alleviate the debt pressure of 403 billion rand (about 22.7 billion US dollars). The current South African power grid is still facing a power supply crisis. The average unexpected power outage during June 13-19 reached 15,076 megawatts, which may trigger the second-level power restriction measures in winter. Eskom plans to learn from the experience of Texas, USA, and use the interruptible power consumption characteristics of Bitcoin mines to balance the load of the power grid.