Eskom issued a warning on Thursday, July 22, announcing that it may be forced to implement load shedding should further generating capacity losses occur.
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— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 22, 2021
According to Eskom, their system is currently severely constrained and it is anticipated that towards the evening peak, the system will be placed under additional pressure due to the high demand for electricity.
“Eskom would therefore like to appeal to the public to reduce the usage of electricity in order to help ease the pressure on the power system between 16:00 and 21:00,” the power utility said.
Meanwhile, breakdowns currently total 12 984MW while planned maintenance is 2 924MW of capacity.
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