{"id":586170,"date":"2025-03-09T10:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T08:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=586170"},"modified":"2025-03-09T10:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T08:05:11","slug":"eskom-pauses-load-shedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/energy\/586170-eskom-pauses-load-shedding.html","title":{"rendered":"Eskom pauses load-shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eskom says it will suspend load-shedding at 10:00 on Sunday due to the recovery of more than 3,000MW of generation capacity and replenishment of emergency reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It added that it aims to restore an additional 4,091MW of capacity by Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state-owned power utility noted that coal operations at Kusile Power stations have reached “optimal levels” and that the units out of service on Friday are back online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also said that it is in the process of recovering Koeberg Unit 2, reassuring the public that it remains safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We maintain our guidance that load-shedding is largely behind us due to structural improvements in the generation fleet,” Eskom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While baseload capacity remains constrained, our generation recovery plan is addressing this challenge. The dedicated efforts of our highly skilled staff remain unwavering.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eskom announced on Saturday<\/a> that its unplanned capacity loss factor rose from 15,000MW earlier in the week to 18,000MW on Friday, necessitating Stage 3 load-shedding over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unplanned capacity loss factor refers to the ratio of the unavailable capacity of units experiencing outages to the total net installed capacity of all units over the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said this was mainly due to the maintenance of generation units not returning on the planned dates, referred to as slippage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister of Energy and Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa apologised for the power cuts and reiterated that South Africans should never accept load-shedding as a normal occurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I would like to convey my sincere apologies that the country has to experience the gross inconvenience of load-shedding,” Ramokgopa said during the briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As the president mentioned during the State SONA, it has huge implications for economic growth and business development.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minister said that the capacity loss factor oscillating between 8,500MW and 11,000MW indicates that something has gone wrong and needs to be dealt with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that he would work through Eskom’s leadership to visit power stations and understand what caused the setback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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