- Eskom currently faces operational challenges, which include deterioration of coal fired power stations.
- 10 stations with less than 20 coal stock days as per grid code requirement.
- Risk of load shedding remains for the remainder of 2018.
Eskom’s generation system currently faces operational challenges, which include deterioration of coal fired power stations, 10 stations with less than 20 coal stock days as per grid code requirement. As a result there is increased utilisation of emergency resources including open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs). The risk of load shedding remains for the remainder of 2018.
Eskom Group Chief Executive Phakamani Hadebe says, “A 9-point recovery plan has been put in place to address our key operational challenges and these include fixing new plant, fixing full load losses and trips, fixing units on long-term forced outages, partial losses and Boiler tube leaks, fixing outage duration and slips, fixing human capital, prepare for increased OCGT usage, prepare for rain and fixing coal stock piles.”
Eskom encourages residents and businesses to please use electricity sparingly to ease the demand for electricity. Please switch off geysers as well as all non-essential lighting and electricity appliances to assist in reducing demand.
Customers are advised to keep checking their load shedding schedules on the Eskom or municipal website, and plan on the assumption that load shedding will take place.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
Source: Eskom
