Get ready for stage 8😬Eskom hit a new low yesterday as it took the country into stage 6 loadshedding with 59% of its coal fleet unavailable. Full story here➡️
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According to Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha “over the past 24 hours, generating units each at Camden, Duvha and Lethabo power stations suffered breakdowns and were taken offline for repairs”.is out of service for planned maintenance.However, energy expert Clyde Mallinson said with the breakdowns of generating capacity and planned maintenance, 24 000 of the fleet was offline., then about 23 000 of the coal fleet is offline, so it’s pretty close to being [the worst shortfall ever]”.
“So when I say it is pretty close to the worst shortfall, I mean exactly that, within 1 000MW or so of the previous maximum. If we lose one or two more units due to further breakdowns, we will definitely break previous shortfall records. There have been occasions when the combined shortfall has been slightly greater.
“As more units of the coal fleet trip or break down, the remaining units have to carry additional workload. So, they start tripping and breaking down as well.
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