Eskom says it does not expect to have to implement load shedding on
Tuesday, as there is sufficient capacity to meet demand in electricity.
In a power alert issued on Monday evening, the struggling
utility said the demand for electricity today was lower than forecast
and enabled the state owned entity to go through Monday without
utilising the open cycle gas turbines, which uses diesel to generate
electricity.
The company said ”the system remains constrained with unplanned outages” or breakdowns at 12 832 MW as of 17:00 this evening.
“We
are monitoring the system closely and we will continue to give periodic
updates on the status of the power system as things may change at short
notice.”
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