South Africa’s businesses and households have greatly reduced their reliance on Eskom for electricity, helping the utility stave off load-shedding.
South African households and businesses have reduced their reliance on Eskom ’s electricity and enabled the utility to build up its reserves during the day to prevent load-shedding during the evening peak.
While this is significant, reduced demand from businesses and households is the main reason why the country is not experiencing load-shedding at the moment. Data from the aforementioned Eskom report revealed that week-on-week contracted energy demand in South Africa is over 9% lower in 2024 than it was in 2023.
Mamphweli said that as the country enters winter, the utility will struggle to meet demand during the evening peak, forcing it to tap its reserves more frequently to stave off load-shedding. This reduces the need for electricity generated by Eskom and reduces its burden, enabling it to conduct more maintenance.
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