Stage 4 load shedding continues, but Eskom expects more of its units to return to service as the week progresses.
Stage 4 load shedding continues on Wednesday, but Eskom expects to return more units to service to relieve pressure on the system.
There is a low likelihood of a total blackout, or collapse of the power system, Eskom said on Wednesday.Planned outages were at 5 787 MW, with unplanned outages at 15 147 MW, an improvement from about 15 600 MW on Tuesday. The Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme, which generates electricity, has 38 hours of pumping left to replenish the dam to total capacity, while Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme needs 15 more hours of pumping to restore its upper dam, De Ruyter said.
"The likelihood of a blackout is low," added Segomoco Scheppers, Eskom group head of transmission. Scheppers explained the power system is designed with protection measures.
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