Eskom suspends load shedding for the rest of the weekend
Eskom has suspended load shedding from Friday and adds it does not foresee a return of the system over the week end.
The power utility says power constraints have eased following this week’s stage 2 blackouts.
“After recovering three generation units overnight, Eskom is pleased to announce that the supply constraints have eased sufficiently to allow for the suspension of load shedding. This also means no load shedding is anticipated for the rest of the weekend,” confirms Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
He says the three units were returned to service at the Lethabo, Medupi and Kusile power stations while another unit at Kusile was taken offline for repairs.
“Unplanned breakdowns stand at 8 750MW of capacity, adding to the 4 500MW currently out on planned maintenance,” says Mantshantsha.
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However, he adds: “While the supply constraints have eased for the rest of the weekend, Eskom would like to remind the public to continue using electricity sparingly as the aged generation infrastructure is unpredictable, unreliable and volatile.
Any significant deterioration in the generation performance may necessitate the implementation of load shedding at short notice.”