No load-shedding today, says Eskom
19 December 2019 - 08:17
By timeslive
Image: Eskom Eskom says load-shedding is not anticipated for Thursday.
A slowdown in electricity usage due to the start of the holidays is helping Eskom to keep the lights on, the utility said in a statement on Thursday.
Announcing there will be no load-shedding, Eskom said the return of some generating units to service was also helping it to maintain its service.
This despite a fire at the Majuba power plant in Mpumalanga on Wednesday, which caused damage that energy expert Chris Yelland said would take up to two months to repair.
#POWERALERT 1
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 19, 2019
Date: 19 December 2019
No loadshedding expected today, despite a constrained and vulnerable system pic.twitter.com/WCTrTwJJ9b