Eskom warns of risk of load shedding for Thursday evening
Eskom said on Thursday morning that the power system was tight and there was a risk of load shedding being implemented in the evening.
In a statement, the power utility said: "the power system is under stress this morning and we are using diesel generators to meet demand."
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Date: 30 January 2020
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Eskom says power units that were expected to come back online from maintenance have been delayed, leading to the use of diesel generators overnight.
"While we have adequate emergency reserves to supplement capacity during the day, we may need to implement load shedding this evening in order to augment diesel and water at our open cycle gas turbines and pumped storage schemes respectively," said Eskom.