Faizel Patel – 18/01/2021
Eskom has announced it has suspended load shedding from 11pm on Monday as the generation capacity has improved following the return of some generators to service.
The power utility says over the past 24 hours its teams have successfully returned two generation units each at Kusile, Kriel, and one at Tutuka Power Stations to service.
“Another two generation units are expected to return to service tomorrow while emergency generation reserves have also adequately recovered. Eskom would like to thank the people of South Africa for their patience and understanding during the load shedding.”
Eskom says while the supply situation has improved at this point, it has urged the public to continue using electricity sparingly as the system is vulnerable and unpredictable.
“As Eskom has regularly stated, the risk of load shedding remains elevated while we conduct increased reliability maintenance. We currently have 4 920MW on planned maintenance, while another 13 897MW of capacity is unavailable due to unplanned maintenance, breakdowns and outage delays.”
Eskom says its teams working returning as much of this capacity to service.
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