Power system will be severely constrained for the week ahead as return of generation units is delayed
We urge the people of South Africa to help reduce electricity usage in order to assist Eskom to keep the lights on
On Sunday, August 16 Eskom wishes to inform the public that the power system will be severely
constrained this coming week due to the unavailability of eight generation units, due to breakdowns or
delays in the maintenance programme.
While some of the units will be returned to service this evening and tomorrow, the system is expected to remain severely constrained for the rest of the week.
The return to service of a generation unit each at the Duvha and Medupi power stations has been delayed.
Generation units at Tutuka, Majuba, Komati, Kendal, and two units at Hendrina have been shut down.
Eskom again wishes to remind the public that the aged generation infrastructure is unreliable and
volatile.
While Eskom teams are working hard to return as many of these generation units to service
as possible, any further deterioration in the generation performance may tip the country into
load shedding.
We urge the people of South Africa to help reduce electricity usage in order to assist Eskom to keep
the lights on.
