Eskom load shedding update: Monday 9 March
Update
The power system was stable on Monday morning, power utility Eskom said.
“If anything unexpected happens, we may need to go into load shedding, but as the situation stands, we are fine at this stage,” its media desk said.
Last Monday, Eskom said unit six at its newly-built Medupi power station in Limpopo produced power for the first time.
“The electricity flowing into the grid marks a new beginning,” Eskom chief executive Tshediso Matona said in a statement.
“Within the next three months, South Africa will see Medupi unit six’s full potential of 794MW being fed into the South African national grid.”
This was the first of Medupi power station’s six units to be synchronised. Synchronisation, or first power, involves the generator being connected to the grid so its power is aligned with all the other generators to deliver electricity.
Original article
Eskom says that there is a “very high probability of load shedding” for the evening of 9 March.
“There is a medium probability of load shedding during the day with a very high probability of load shedding for evening.”
“Any unexpected changes on the already constrained and vulnerable power system could lead to load shedding at short notice,” the group said.
Last week unit 6 at Medupi started producing power for the first time, marking the end to years of delays hindering the switch-on.
“Within the next three months, South Africa will see Medupi unit six’s full potential of 794MW being fed into the South African national grid,” Eskom chief executive Tshediso Matona said.
Medupi’s total output of 4,764MW however, is only expected to be synchronised to the grid by 2019.
Additional reporting by Sapa
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