Improved capacity means stage four load shedding for the week ahead
Speaking at his weekly briefing, Ramogopa said that Eskom has ramped up planned maintenance as the winter months came to an end, and that this, along with breakdowns of units at a number of power stations, had resulted in the move to stage six last week.
“We are doing things the right way. The downside to this is that we are removing available capacity from the grid. If this coincides with an additional number of units failing on their own, then you are exposed,” Ramokgopa said. Three units are currently out, with the first expected to come on line by November and the last by December, and their return to service would give Eskom an “additional buffer” to carry out maintenance elsewhere.
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