Eskom said on Tuesday that the country's electricity system was 'severely constrained' and it was relying on emergency resources.
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Eskom said on Tuesday that the country's electricity system was"severely constrained" and it was relying on emergency resources - diesel and pumped water storage - to keep the lights on. Since the weekend plant performance had"deteriorated with unplanned breakdowns" taking 12,500MW out of the system. That figure was reduced to 11,500 MW by 10am on Tuesday.
The power utility said several units were expected to return to service on Tuesday and Wednesday and, with its current diesel reserves, the probability of load-shedding remained low for the rest of the week.Eskom has a total capacity in the region of 46,577MW. The recent breakdowns have necessitated the use of open cycle gas turbines running on diesel, which is costly, and pumped water storage to bolster supply.
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