Pretoria - Eskom is continuing to deliver uninterrupted electricity supply with no load shedding having being experienced in the last nine months.
In a statement on Tuesday, the power utility said it is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generating plant. Eskom provided uninterrupted electricity over the weekend despite the cold snap experienced in most parts of the country.
“To date, we have not implemented load shedding in nine months, except for 2 hours and 20 minutes. This is due to a number of factors including leadership involvement, added capacity and improved plant performance,” said Eskom.
In terms of leadership involvement, there has been an alignment in all structures to the new leadership’s vision as well as adherence to the maintenance plan that has been executed with discipline.
Eskom has also loaded additional capacity to the grid including Medupi Unit 6 (700 MW) and Ingula Unit 4 (333 MW).
“We have previously reported our improved plant performance which has meant plant breakdowns, including other capacity loss factors, have decreased from 18% down to 12% in seven months,” it said.
The power utility urged its customers to use electricity sparingly at all times.
“Eskom will continue with planned maintenance and we remain focused on delivering on our capital expansion programme. Ingula will be fully commissioned in 2017, Medupi will be fully commissioned in 2020 and Kusile will be fully commissioned in 2022.” – SAnews.gov.za
