Eskom maintenance will result in electricity supply disruption. Image: X.
Eskom ramps up maintenance – more loadshedding
As Eskom cranks up maintenance on its units, a warning has been issued that load shedding may increase and will occur more frequently.
Eskom maintenance will result in electricity supply disruption. Image: X.
As Eskom takes more units offline for maintenance, more loadshedding should be expected, according to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity in the Presidency.
On Saturday morning, Ramokgopa briefed the media on the government’s attempts to put a stop to load shedding.
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What stage is loadshedding currently in?
Eskom is currently implementing Stage 4 of load shedding till Sunday am, after which Stage 2 is anticipated.
“We are ramping up on planned outages, which is the main cause of the current level of loadshedding as we are experiencing it.
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“We have decided to remove the generating unit when it is necessary to do so. Of course, we’ll calculate what that means in relation to the severity of loadshedding.
“This is a controlled intensity of loadshedding to give us the chance to get these machines fixed,” said Ramokgopa.
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The number of units tripping on their own has decreased, according to Ramokgopa, as a result of maintenance.
What is Eskom’s aim for the maintenance?
We are increasing planned maintenance so that when these units return, they do so in good health and are able to perform at their intended capacity. As a result of this action, we are starting to notice a decrease in the number of units that trip on their own, which will enable us to address the available capacity and should enable us to meet the peak focus.
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“We’ll watch out that load shedding doesn’t reach alarming levels. To avoid the issue that has plagued us previously, we are acting appropriately,” he said.
