- At the start of the weekend South Africa’s state owned energy utility, Eskom, confirmed that loadshedding remains suspended, supported by a stable power system and adequate emergency reserves.
- A total of 3 410MW will be returned to service before the evening peak on Monday, 24 February 2025, to further stabilise the grid.
- Read original press release here: Power Alert 1 – 21 February 2025.
- On Saturday in a brief announcement on X, Eskom said it had encounted another temporary setback triggering stage 3 loadshedding.
Respected energy analyst Anton Eberhard noted that over the past week Eskom has been running its expensive peaker/emergency diesel fired gas turbines flat out commenting on X that ‘the system is tight again’ and more ‘loadshedding / power cuts may be imminent’. Eberhard is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the University of Cape Town where he leads the advisory board at the Power Futures Lab at the Graduate School of Business.
This is a breaking story, more to follow.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
