No loadshedding is anticipated for Wednesday
Eskom does not expect any loadshedding Wednesday.
There is still sufficient capacity available from its emergency reserves to meet Wednesday’s forecasted demand, it said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
There was adequate generation capacity to meet Tuesday’s demand in electricity, and as a result no loadshedding was implemented.
“We are monitoring the system closely and we will continue to give periodic updates on the status of the power system as things may change at short notice,” it said.
The flooding at some of its power stations in Mpumalanga meant that it had challenges with coal handling which resulted in the loss of three generation units overnight on Monday evening.
Some of these units will only be returned to service on Wednesday. As a result, it had to utilise some of its emergency reserves, which include open cycle gas turbines and the pumped storage scheme, to supplement capacity.
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