Faizel Patel – 19/08/2021
Eskom says it may be forced to implement load shedding at short notice should further generating capacity losses occur.
The power utility has appealed to the public to reduce the usage of electricity as the power system is under severe pressure following the loss of four generating units since Thursday morning.
Eskom’s Sikonathi Mantshantsha says a unit each at the Tutuka, Medupi and Majuba power stations tripped, while a unit at Lethabo has been taken offline to repair a boiler tube leak.
“While the system is currently performing relatively well, a further loss of generation capacity would force it to implement load shedding at short notice particularly between 6 pm and 9 pm on Thursday.”
Mantshantsha says Eskom is working to return as many of the units to service as possible.
Eskom has not implemented load shedding since 22 July 2021 due to some improvement in the performance of the generation fleet.
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