Forecast at stage 2, but Eskom warns: 'Since the power system remains volatile and unpredictable, higher stages of loadshedding may be required.'
Eskom warns there will be another week of load-shedding. Forecast at stage 2, but Eskom warns:"Since the power system remains volatile and unpredictable, higher stages of loadshedding may be required."“Regretfully, due to the ongoing insufficient generation capacity and the inability to replenish emergency reserves over this weekend, stage 2 load-shedding will continue throughout next week from 5am on Monday until 5am on Saturday,” the utility said in a statement.
“Since the power system remains volatile and unpredictable, higher stages of load-shedding may be required.”espite the recent implementation of a fresh round of load-shedding, “events over the past two days have required extensive use of emergency generating reserves, hampering the recovery of the dam levels at the pumped storage power stations and depleting already low diesel levels.”
On Saturday there was a major incident in Zambia affecting the entire Southern African power pool, according to Eskom. The statement said during this incident, the imported power from Cahora Bassa reduced by 1,000MW while a Tutuka generator also tripped. “Furthermore, a unit at Tutuka power station was forced to shut down while there were further delays in returning a unit each at Lethabo and Majuba power stations.”“The high usage of OCGTs [open cycle gas turbines] over the past two weeks has resulted in limited diesel stock being available.
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