No loadshedding expected this weekend, says Eskom
The power utility said loadshedding was suspended due to the recent drop in the demand of electricity. Eskom however warned users to continue using electricity sparingly as the system remains vulnerable and unstable.
Loadshedding has been suspended for the rest of the week, confirmed Eskom on Friday morning. In a statement, the power utility explained that due to a drop in the demand of electricity no loadshedding will be implemented this weekend.
They however requested South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly as the system remains vulnerable and unstable.
“We will use the lower demand opportunity during the weekend to continue replenishing the emergency generation reserves in preparation for the expected higher demand during the coming week. In this period, Eskom will also continue to pursue reliability maintenance as planned and previously communicated. This will continue to put pressure on the generation plant going into the week. However, maintenance is necessary in order to improve the reliability and performance of the power stations.”
The utility explained that they currently have 6 060MW of capacity on planned maintenance, while another 13 206MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns and other load losses.
“Eskom teams are working hard to return as many of these units to service as soon as possible.”
