Eskom on track to suspend load shedding on Thursday morning
Eskom says it remains on track to suspend load shedding on Thursday morning following a week of rolling blackouts.
The power utility implemented stage 2 load shedding last week amid continued breakdowns.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says the system remains critical but stable.
“As previously communicated, Eskom is pleased to announce that load shedding will be suspended from 05:00 tomorrow morning.
“We have used the past six days of load shedding to conduct some repairs to generating units and to continue with the maintenance programme.
But the risk of load shedding at short notice remains.
“While Eskom teams have returned some generation units to service since Friday, helping to reduce the pressure on the system, we have unfortunately suffered further breakdowns during the period,” Mantshantsha adds.
“Although we have recovered some emergency generation reserve capacity to support the system, the recovery in generation capacity has not been sufficient to alleviate the system constraints.”
Total breakdowns currently amount to 14,868MW while planned maintenance is 5,277MW of capacity.
“During the night and over the next few days, some generation units will be returning to service, which will further ease the pressure on the system. Returning units are expected at Kriel, Majuba, Hendrina, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations.”
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