South Africa will alternate between stage 2 and 4 load shedding until further notice.
South Africa, the power utility added, will alternate between stage 2 and 4 load shedding during the same period until further notice.Eskom, meanwhile, said it expects the evening peak demand to reach 28 512MW and asked the members of the public to reduce demand by switching off non-essential appliances.
“We would like to thank those who do heed the call to use electricity sparingly and efficiently, including switching off geysers and pool pumps from 5pm to 9pm, as this lowers demand and helps in alleviating the pressure on the power system and contributes to lower stages of load shedding.”Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa previously indicated that the electricity demand would go down stage as the country exits the winter season, thus, reducing the intensity of load shedding.
Despite the energy availability factor increasing to 60%, Ramokgopa warned that higher stages of load shedding in some instances remained necessary to ensure long-term sustainability of Eskom’s power stations.Meanwhile, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has proposed to implement a new load shedding system.
Nersa published a document detailing a planned revised load shedding system for public comment earlier this month.According to the proposed regulations, load shedding stages could reach stage 16. This would technically result in the entire load of the country being shed in order to prevent a grid collapse.
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