Following over 10 months of uninterrupted power supply, Eskom has issued an alert that there’s a high chance of load-shedding at short notice.

In a statement issued this morning, the power utility said that after more than 10 months of uninterrupted electricity supply due to the success of the Generation Recovery Plan, there’s a high risk of sudden load-shedding this weekend.

“This is a potentially temporary setback. Load-shedding is largely behind us due to the structural improvements in our generation fleet. However, over the past seven days, we have experienced several breakdowns that require extended repair times,” said Eskom Group chief executive Dan Marokane.

“This has necessitated the use of all our emergency reserves, which now need to be replenished. Consequently, we are closely monitoring the status of our current emergency reserves, and load-shedding, up to Stage 4, may be implemented over the weekend,” he added.

Eskom will issue further updates in due course.