Load shedding not likely over the next few days: Eskom

Eskom says there is low probability of load shedding over the next few days, but power may be cut at short notice if there is significant shift in plant performance.

The power generator stressed that its systems remained “tight and vulnerable”.

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“The probability of load shedding is low for the next few days,” the company said in a statement.

Eskom announced on Sunday that it would institute load shedding for the first time since December, blaming the problem on the failure of a number of generating units.

“The power system however remains tight and vulnerable and while Eskom is making every effort to limit load shedding, it could be implemented at short notice should there be a significant shift in plant performance,” the company said.

This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the "unprecedented failure" of Eskom's generation capacity over the last few days underline the "severity of challenges" at the company and the "urgency of measures" needed to address them.