Mantshantsha said over the past 24 hours Eskom teams have returned a generation unit each at Camden, Kendal and Medupi power stations.
“Over the same period two generation units, one at Arnot and another at Hendrina, tripped while a unit each at Arnot and Lethabo were forced to shut down.”
He said total breakdowns currently amount to 15,852MW while planned maintenance is 4,036MW of capacity.
“Eskom would like to remind customers and the public that load-shedding is implemented as a last resort to maintain the stability of the power system. We would like again to apologise for the inconvenience caused to the people of SA by the constraints. Eskom requests the public to continue using electricity sparingly, and will communicate promptly should there be any significant changes to the power system,” Mantshantsha said.
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