Load shedding set to stop but system still shaky

Eskom has confirmed that load shedding will be suspended at 5am on Thursday, but significant risks to
the system remain and load shedding could again be implemented at short notice.

“We have used the past six days of load shedding to conduct some repairs to generating units and to continue with the
maintenance programme,” said the parastatal in a statement on Wedensday.

“Even though we were able to replenish emergency generation reserves, we have had to continue relying on these to support power system over this period.”

While Eskom is currently able to suspend load shedding, there are still significant risks to some generating units, which would force Eskom to implement load shedding at short notice should the power utility lose any further generation capacity, it said.

The power utility has called on South Africans to use electricity sparingly in order to minimise the possibility of further load shedding.

“Eskom would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused by the implementation of loadshedding, and thank the public for their understanding of the situation.”