Eskom unveils winter plan, warns of high risk of load shedding
CAPE TOWN - State-owned power utility Eskom on Monday urged South Africans to use electricity efficiently to minimise load shedding during cold weather conditions.
The winter plan indicates a higher demand, with three days being extremely tight, with a high risk of load shedding. South Africans can make a huge difference by rallying towards the common cause of using electricity efficiently, having the collective potential of reducing demand by up to 500 MW and saving the equivalent of 1 unit at a power station.
“We have mapped out scenarios that show that we will implement load shedding in cases where unplanned breakdowns increase to more than 9 500 MW, delays in returning units from planned maintenance or in cases of unanticipated disruptive events.”
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