Monday,
24 February 2020: Eskom does not
expect to implement rotational loadshedding today. Additional generation units
are expected to return to service later today. This will further increase
generation capacity and help us avoid loadshedding. Emergency reserves are at
adequate levels.
Unplanned
outages or breakdowns have increased to 11 120MW as at 06:50 this morning while
planned maintenance is 5 406MW.
The
generation system held up sufficiently during the weekend helping us to avoid
the implementation of loadshedding on Sunday. However, the generation plant remains
unreliable and unpredictable. As a result the possibility remains that
loadshedding may be implemented at short notice should there be major changes
in the performance of the generation system.
Eskom reminds South Africans that
there is a possibility of increased loadshedding over the next 18 months as we
are conducting critical maintenance to restore the ageing plant to good health.
We request customers to continue to
use electricity sparingly and to assist us in reducing demand:
Set air-conditioners’ average temperature at 23ºC
Switch off your geysers over peak periods
Use the cold water tap rather than using the geyser every time
Set your swimming pool pump cycle to run twice a day, three hours at a time
At the end of the day, turn off
computers, copiers, printers and fax machines at the switch.
We appeal to customers to revisit
their loadshedding schedules on the Eskom (http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za)
or local municipal websites, depending on their electricity supplier, to review
amendments.
ENDS