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Johannesburg - The national power grid is severely constrained due to high demand and outages of some electricity generating units, power utility Eskom said on Wednesday.
"Eskom will utilise all necessary emergency resources at its disposal but should the demand not decrease, load shedding will be implemented as a last resort to protect the national grid," Eskom said in a statement.
Last week Eskom said that unit six at the Medupi power station in Lephalale, Limpopo, is expected to be the first unit to go live early next year.
The project has been beset by delays due to contractor bungling and labour disputes, with the power utility stating in October that South Africa could expect electricity from the coal-fired power station in 2014.
"Medupi has been going on for a number years and... it has been a challenge for Eskom. We have learnt very valuable lessons in the construction and management of mega projects like Medupi," said acting Eskom CEO Collins Matjila at the time.
He also warned that the country's electricity supply will remain vulnerable during winter, adding that measures were being taken to ensure electricity demand was met.
- Reuters, Sapa & Fin24
"Eskom will utilise all necessary emergency resources at its disposal but should the demand not decrease, load shedding will be implemented as a last resort to protect the national grid," Eskom said in a statement.
Last week Eskom said that unit six at the Medupi power station in Lephalale, Limpopo, is expected to be the first unit to go live early next year.
The project has been beset by delays due to contractor bungling and labour disputes, with the power utility stating in October that South Africa could expect electricity from the coal-fired power station in 2014.
"Medupi has been going on for a number years and... it has been a challenge for Eskom. We have learnt very valuable lessons in the construction and management of mega projects like Medupi," said acting Eskom CEO Collins Matjila at the time.
He also warned that the country's electricity supply will remain vulnerable during winter, adding that measures were being taken to ensure electricity demand was met.
- Reuters, Sapa & Fin24
