Another unit has broken down at Medupi power station.
Eskom has announced continuous stage 6 load-shedding after a generating unit broke down at Medupi power station.of power cuts yesterday.
Assuming the generating unit was running near maximum capacity and there were no other changes in Eskom’s fleet, its outages are now around 23,379 MW.Eskom’s latestshows it expects a minimum of stage 3 load-shedding for the rest of April and all of May. This is under the utility’s “planned” and “likely” risk scenarios, which assume shortfalls of 17,200 MW or 18,700 MW, respectively.
Although scheduled outages are below the planned 6,585 MW this week, breakdowns far exceed the 15,000 MW forecast.Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa warned last week thatEssentially, if Eskom can’t improve its generation capacity, South Africa could be plunged into stage 8 to stage 10 load-shedding as the weather grows colder and electricity demand increases.
Cruise said there was a 50% chance that Eskom would have to implement stage 8 load-shedding as the country moves into its winter peak.Eskom acting head of generation Thomas Conradie said earlier this year that a workgroup comprising Eskom, its System Operator, and industry stakeholders is
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