ESKOM LIVE | Load shedding suspended, will pick up again on Sunday evening
Stage 4 load shedding was suspended at 08:00 on Sunday, power utility Eskom announced.
"Changes in the stages of load shedding will be more erratic due to the absence of the buffer that is normally provided by the diesel generation capacity between generating unit breakdowns," the power utility said. "Breakdowns amounting to 17 056MW of generation capacity, low pumped storage dam levels and lack of diesel are the reasons for the increase in load shedding." Eskom said on Tuesday it has burned over R12 billion worth of diesel over the course of the year – double what it initially budgeted – trying to keep the country’s light’s on.
Load shedding has hit a record 159 days thus far. The utility’s forecast for the rest of summer and winter next year predict even more load shedding and diesel spend. "We will do whatever is necessary to turn this around and supply electricity to the country. We have accepted this challenge."As the briefing ends - spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says Stage 3 load shedding will return on Wednesday evening. Oberholzer - we had a submission for a full-time head of generation to the previous board in Sept. They requested permission, and it was not entertained for submission to the Sept board meeting.
We will do whatever is necessary to turn this around and supply electricity to the country. We have accepted this challengeScheepers - there are still medium to long-term contracts to export power outside SA. But when capacity falls locally, they ask that the power being used is curtailed proportionately.
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