Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will remain at stage 4 until further notice as it struggles to preserve diesel for its Open Cycle Gas Turbines.
The group said it is also struggling with technical issues at one of its power stations, resulting in three units being shut down, with four more units coming offline shortly.
“The vessel that is supposed to offload diesel at Mossel Bay cannot berth due to rough seas. Eskom has to therefore preserve the low diesel levels at Gourikwa, while delivery to Ankerlig will take time to replenish as it is done by road tankers.” Stage 4 will now be maintained until Eskom can resume diesel supplies to the two Open Cycle Gas Turbine stations.
South Africa has been suffering continued blackouts for weeks, with load shedding hitting its worst point at stage 6, followed by a week of stage 5 outages. Energy availability has been its lowest on record, with the estimate for September at 51%.
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