Eskom said while load shedding remains suspended, it continues to face network overloading issues in certain local areas.
Eskom has spent R5.92 billion in Open Cycle Gas Turbines over the past six months, from 1 April to 3 October 2024, in a bid to stop load shedding.
“Operational efficiency has met summer expectations, with unplanned outages averaging 11 181MW over the past week, compared to 14 743MW during the same period last year, marking an improvement of 3 562MW.“Eskom’s Energy Availability Factor averaged 61% over the past week and 63.2% year-to-date. Top-performing stations such as Kusile, Majuba, Camden, and the peaking stations maintained an EAF above 70%. Additionally, two other power stations sustained an EAF above 60%.
“This is due to illegal connections, vandalism, meter tampering, unauthorised network operations, theft of network equipment, and purchasing electricity from unlicensed vendors.
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