Faizel Patel – 12/08/2020
Eskom says the power system is severely constrained and has urged the public to reduce electricity consumption.
The power utility says five generation units have been delayed to return to service on Wednesday, while a further two have either been shut down or tripped.
Eskom says the constrained system may persist for the rest of the week
“The return to service of two generation units at the Tutuka power station has been delayed, as well as a unit each at Duvha, Matimba and Kusile power stations. An additional unit at Tutuka tripped this afternoon while Kusile’s Unit 1 has been shut down. Eskom teams are hard at work to return these units to service.”
Eskom says the breakdowns have added to the approximately 5 500MW of capacity out on planned maintenance while unplanned maintenance has risen to almost 11 000MW.
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