Image:Eskom has warned South Africans they should expect more load-shedding in the coming weeks as it s embarks on major repairs and capital investment projects that will increase the risk of outages.
With other repairs at other power stations, Oberholzer said load-shedding risk factors will remove more than 2,300MW of generating capacity from the system, and cautioned the public to anticipate an increased risk of load-shedding until the repairs and maintenance were complete over the next six to 12 months.
“Due to the vulnerability and unpredictability of the power system, coupled with the major capital projects and maintenance and major repairs to be executed during the next few months, the risk of continued load-shedding remains quite high.” The loss of the Kusile units has added additional strain to an already constrained generation system.Oberholzer said the extent of the damage to the Kusile duct system will be established over the next few weeks as investigations into the structural failure pick up speed.
“While Eskom works on returning these large units to service, we will have to continue limping along to meet the demand for electricity, particularly over the next six to 12 months.”The power utility said it continues to experience a tough period in terms of its generation operations, especially on the coal generation side of the business, with the year-to-date energy availability factor falling to 58.53%.
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You just said months?
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