Eskom: No load shedding planned, despite vulnerable system
Eskom said it had sufficient diesel for its open-cycle gas turbines and water for its pumped storage schemes to supplement the shortage of capacity.
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom said despite a constrained and vulnerable system, there was no load shedding expected for Friday.
The utility said its generating plant was operating at very low levels of reliability.
#POWERALERT 1
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 22, 2019
Date: 22 November 2019
No loadshedding expected today, despite a constrained and vulnerable system pic.twitter.com/pL3qkdRkV5
Eskom said it had sufficient diesel for its open-cycle gas turbines and water for its pumped storage schemes to supplement the shortage of capacity.
The electricity supplier said load shedding will be implemented if necessary.
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