Cape Town - Eskom won’t be load shedding for the first part of Wednesday because there is currently enough electricity generating capacity to meet demand, the power utility said in a statement.
"The power system is stable at present and should there be a need to load shed in the evening, Eskom will advise the public accordingly," it said.
"We would like to thank all electricity users for responding to our message to save."
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Earlier on Wednesday, Eskom said the chance of load shedding was medium for the morning and very high for the evening, dependent on the performance of the power plants.
Tuesday's late evening stage 1 load shedding marked the tenth consecutive day of load shedding for electricity consumers as Eskom battles with a very vulnerable electricity supply system. Eskom says the power system remains very vulnerable for the rest of the week.
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Consumers have been plunged in the dark for almost 40 days since the beginning of this year in the worst electricity crunch since 2008 as Eskom struggles to meet demand amid a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of service due to maintenance.
Eskom said maintenance is carried out to guarantee that its supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term.
Although Eskom implemented load shedding on Monday and Tuesday, there was some relief for 96% of electricity users as the power utility only had to shave off 1 000MW off the grid between 17:00 and 21:45 on both days.
"Because of maintenance, the system will not be able to meet 1 000MW of demand, meaning that although certain areas will be without electricity for a certain period, about 96% of South Africans will still continue to receive power supply at the same time," Eskom said in a statement.
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