The Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says there is some improvement in the performance of the generation fleet.
Ramokgopa was briefing the media on the country’s energy
action plan on Monday.
He stated that the improvement is due to the reduction in the
intensity and frequency of loadshedding and the positive Energy Availability
Factor trajectory.
The minister revealed that the country’s average dropped
from around 17-thousand megawatts to 14-thousand megawatts.
He said they are set to continue focusing on
sustaining this trajectory.
“Having sufficiently replenished emergency reserves over
the weekend, Stage 2 load shedding will continue to be implemented until Monday
16:00. (Previously communicated that Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented
at 4pm today until 5am)”
Ramokgopa said the highest level of planned maintenance was
performed between December 2023 and January 2024, reaching an average of 18% of
the generation capacity.
“Although heightened maintenance negated the EAF, the
deliberate spike in planned maintenance is aimed at improving the reliability
of the generation fleet to deliver long-term benefits and ensure the security
of energy supply,” he said.
Done by: Alungile Njemla
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