In 2021, Eskom managed only three months without power cuts. That’s excluding 1,775 GWh of load reduction throughout the year
The first six months contributed most of the rest of the load-shedding, peaking with March’s 408GWh.The most common stage of load-shedding was stage 2, during which 73% of the total energy shed was cut, followed by stage 4, which accounted for 15% of the energy shed.The CSIR reported that the energy availability factor of Eskom’s fleet continued its drop from 2017.
According to the CSIR, the weekly average EAF was just 61.8% during 2021, compared to 65% in 2020, and 66.9% in 2019. The figure hit a new low of 53.3% in January 2021. System demand increased by 3%, or 6.5TWh, with peak demand hitting 35.0GW compared to 31.1GW last year. Minimum system demand was also up from 14.9GW to 18.4GW.All generation technologies produced more electricity than the year before, with the most notable increase being local hydro, which doubled in output.
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