Projection of Eskom blackouts
Residents should brace themselves for even more blackouts from Eskom
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has revealed that they are likely to load shed on most days in the coming months. Although January 15 had a high probability of load shedding, no occurrences were reported in the South and Alberton.
The Eskom load shedding schedule has been highlighted with different colours to demonstrate the level of load shedding to happen and reasons why.
Green alert means adequate generation capacity available to meet demand and reserves. Yellow alert means constrained generation capacity with sufficient supply to meet demand and reserves and there will be a medium probability of load shedding. Red alert means there is a high probability of load shedding due to insufficient generation capacity.
South Africans should brace themselves for the coming month as every week in the month of February residents will experience six days of load shedding.
Load shedding in March and April will be just as bad as it will be in February.
This hectic stretch of heavy load shedding has been credited to insufficient generation capacity when Eskom is unable to meet demand and reserves.
According to Eye Witness News, Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona on January 15 indicated that it needed additional funding to keep buying diesel, which is used in running the open gas turbines to keep the lights on. Matona has spent most of his week meeting with board members and business stakeholders of what to expect in terms of electricity supply.
The country has witnessed Eskom’s battle to keep up with demand due to ageing infrastructure and several and alleged technical issues at its power stations.
