Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been quick to attribute lower stages of load shedding to a better performance by Eskom – but the data tells the real story.
While electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been quick to attribute lower stages of load shedding to a better performance by Eskom, the latest data shows that things at the embattled power utility haven’t changed much at all.
This is mostly supported by the data, which shows that the utility did improve its performance. But little else changed. In general, however, the picture of Eskom’s overall performance is not all that different from earlier in the year when high stages of load shedding were permanently in effect – and the group is still underperforming compared to previous years where load shedding was not always happening.Up until last week, winter demand had been much lower than anticipated.
“The normal winter demand levels and an insufficient load shedding buffer had the effect of unexpected power deficits. These deficits would have needed cover by means of high levels of load curtailment or the emergency 2.2 GW reserve margin – the latter being an extreme measure,” Jordaan said.wind generators and lowered the residual demand that Eskom needed
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