According to Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Eskom has recorded a significant improvement with its energy generation moving from an average of 28 000 megawatts (MW) to close to 29 000 MW in the past week. “There’s a considerable improvement on the generation side, you can see that we’re beginning to normalise available capacity to be upward of 29 000 MW,” he said.
According to the Minister, from 7 to 11 August, Eskom had a generation capacity of 28,932 MW and exceeded 29,000 MW on two occasions. Ramokgopa was updating the media on the progress made regarding the one-year implementation of the Energy Action Plan (EAP) and provided a weekly generation outlook.
“During winter, demand did surge and of course, the instrument that the system operator has to balance the grid was to ensure we intensify the stages of load shedding. The expectation now is that we’re entering a less severe period of cold and demand is going to tamper down.”
Source: sanews.gov.za