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Cape Town - Eskom has declared an emergency on Thursday as the power system remains severely constrained.
The parastatal said that any extra load or faults in the system are likely to result in load shedding.
It said demand grows during the peak hours of 17:00 and 21:00, especially as the cold weather spreads across the country.
The power utility said that it is taking measures to keep the lights on, but needs all stakeholders to reduce power usage.
"We require voluntary savings of at least 10% in order to manage demand."
"Should the demand not decrease, load shedding will be implemented as a last resort to protect the national grid from a total shutdown".
On Thursday morning the parastatal said that no power cuts were expected, according to Sapa.
"There are no plans to implement load-shedding, [but] if we pick up troubles like last night's we might have to implement it again,"said spokesperson Andrew Etzinger.
Deliberate power cuts took place countrywide on Wednesday night after two units tripped.
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.
Acting Eskom CEO Collins Matjila also warned at the time that the country's electricity supply will remain vulnerable during winter, adding that measures were being taken to ensure electricity demand was met.
- Fin24
The parastatal said that any extra load or faults in the system are likely to result in load shedding.
It said demand grows during the peak hours of 17:00 and 21:00, especially as the cold weather spreads across the country.
The power utility said that it is taking measures to keep the lights on, but needs all stakeholders to reduce power usage.
"We require voluntary savings of at least 10% in order to manage demand."
"Should the demand not decrease, load shedding will be implemented as a last resort to protect the national grid from a total shutdown".
On Thursday morning the parastatal said that no power cuts were expected, according to Sapa.
"There are no plans to implement load-shedding, [but] if we pick up troubles like last night's we might have to implement it again,"said spokesperson Andrew Etzinger.
Deliberate power cuts took place countrywide on Wednesday night after two units tripped.
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.
Acting Eskom CEO Collins Matjila also warned at the time that the country's electricity supply will remain vulnerable during winter, adding that measures were being taken to ensure electricity demand was met.
- Fin24
