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Cape Town – Eskom said load shedding would remain at low risk over the festive period, but warned that the power system remained vulnerable, meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to implement load shedding.
“The power system is expected to remain constrained but stable this week and for the rest of the festive season,” Eskom said in its bi-weekly system status bulletin.
The bulletin was started to give regular and transparent communication on the power system, which is expected to be constrained for the foreseeable future.
“With many industries still on recess for the festive season, electricity demand is expected to remain low, and Eskom is confident that it will not have to implement load shedding during this period.
“Eskom will use this period of low electricity demand to reduce the backlog on its plant maintenance programme.
“Eskom continues to make progress with its programme of planned maintenance, but the system remains tight.
“We urge all South Africans to partner with us to save 10% of their electricity usage throughout the day.
“This will make it significantly easier to manage the power system during this challenging time, while also enabling us to do planned maintenance to ensure the reliability of our plant.”
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