The extension of outages is required to preserve remaining emergency generation reserves in an attempt to limit the stage of load-shedding.
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The power utility said the extension is caused by the failure of additional units and the continued shortage of generation capacity due to delays in returning to service three generating units at Camden power station and two at Tutuka. Eskom said it currently has 5,379MW on planned maintenance, while another 14,827MW of capacity is unavailable due to unplanned breakdowns.
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