Eskom to suspend load shedding on Friday
Eskom announced that loadshedding will be suspended at 22:00 on Friday. In a statement, the parastatal says it expects to return to service nine generation units during the weekend.
These are a unit at Hendrina and two generation units each
at Arnot, Duvha, Majuba and Tutuka power stations.
‘’The low weekend demand will assist in replenishing
emergency reserves. This, together with the reduced weekend demand, will enable
Eskom to suspend loadshedding at 22:00 tonight,’’ it said in a statement.
The ailing parastatal warned however that its system
remains ‘severely constrained.’
’’Eskom would like to again caution that even with the
return to service of these units, the power system remains severely constrained
and volatile. During next week we anticipate to continue relying on the use of
emergency reserves to meet demand.’’
‘’Eskom would again like to apologise for the
implementation of loadshedding and will continue to closely monitor the power
system. Loadshedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the
national grid. We therefore request the public to continue using electricity
sparingly to reduce the occurrence of loadshedding,’’ it added.
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