Johannesburg - Eskom is making progress with its planned maintenance
programme but the supply system remains tight, the parastatal said on
Thursday.
The power supply capacity, including open cycle gas
turbines, to meet Thursday's peak demand was 33 075 megawatts (MW) while
the demand was forecast at 31 613 MW, Eskom said in a statement.
Peak demand for the rest of the rest of the week was
forecast at 31 026 MW on Friday, 29 150 MW on Saturday, 28 897 MW on
Sunday, 31 799 MW on Monday, 31 720 MW on Tuesday and 31 624 MW on
Wednesday.
"We urge all South Africans to partner with us to keep
the lights on and save 10% of their electricity usage," Eskom
said.