Monday,
27 January 2020:
Eskom continues to manage a volatile power system but there is a low risk of
loadshedding today. We begin the week with generation units breakdowns at
13 392 MW as at 07:30 this morning. Our forecast shows that the system is
tighter than last week so we will use our emergency generators to supplement
capacity while work to return units that were out of service for maintenance
continues.
We
have replenished our emergency reserves, viz. diesel and water, over the
weekend. This will enable us to deploy open cycle gas turbines and pumped water
storage schemes at short notice in case the need arises. We will give periodic
updates on the status of the power system.
We
request our customers to work with us by reducing their demand while we work on
stabilising the power system. Switch off appliances that keep on using
electricity while you are not at home:
- Switch off all power buttons as standby mode can consume as much as 15% of full power
- Switch off your stove and microwave at the wall
- Switch off all unnecessary lights
- Switch off air-conditioners and fans
- Switch off your geysers
- Set your swimming pool pump cycle to
run twice a day, three hours at a time outside peak hours
ENDS