Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at 5am on Saturday morning.
The suspension of load shedding comes after almost a month of deliberate power cuts at different stages.
Lower demand
The ailing paratatal said that while the generation capacity constraints persist, the suspension of load shedding is possible due to the anticipated lower weekend demand, as well as adequate levels of emergency generation reserves.
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Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said Eskom will publish a further update on Sunday afternoon, or as soon as there are any significant changes.
Generating units
“Since yesterday afternoon, a generation unit each at Camden, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Kendal, Kriel, Majuba and Tutuka power stations have returned to service. A generating unit at Duvha Power Station was taken offline for repairs.”
“We currently have 5 512MW on planned maintenance, while another 13 484MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns. Load shedding is implemented only as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns.” Mantshantsha said.
Eskom has urged South African to use electricity sparingly.
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