{"id":219207,"date":"2022-03-14T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/power-system-remains-under-pressure\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T07:26:00","slug":"power-system-remains-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/power-system-remains-under-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Power system remains under pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Power utility Eskom has warned that the power system remains under constraint despite having recovered sufficiently to suspend all load shedding.<\/p>\n

Eskom brought load shedding to a halt on Sunday evening following a tumultuous week for the energy giant where it lost at least 20 000MW of generation capacity \u2013 forcing it to implement the more stringent Stage 4 load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe system will remain constrained on Monday and Tuesday and it is expected that extensive use of emergency reserves will be required ahead of the units returning. Eskom, therefore, requests the assistance of all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly,\u201d the power utility said.<\/p>\n

Eskom said although load shedding has an impact on all sectors, it remains a necessary tool for the power supplier.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank the people of South Africa for their support and patience during the period of load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cEskom takes its mandate of supplying electricity to South Africa seriously and is fully aware of the impact load shedding is having on the whole country. Unfortunately, at times, it becomes necessary to implement load shedding in order to protect the system and prevent a blackout,\u201d the power supplier said.<\/p>\n

Eskom said the suspension of load shedding was as a result of steady recovery in both generating capacity and emergency reserves.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Friday, Eskom teams have returned four generation units to service. The emergency generation reserves have also sufficiently recovered. Eight other generating units are expected to return to service by Wednesday evening,\u201d the power utility said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, an Eskom employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing at least 40 pieces of structural cross members of a pylon at the power utility\u2019s academy.<\/p>\n

A pylon is used to support lines of electricity.<\/p>\n

The employee was nabbed when he allegedly attempted to sell the cross members to a scrap metal dealer.<\/p>\n

Eskom Gauteng\u2019s Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, and Quality manager Kith Maitisa said the power utility denounces any criminal behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is quite disappointing to have one of our own working against the entire collective and its mandate to provide quality electricity to customers. We condemn such acts of criminality in the strongest terms as they not only affect Eskom, but also impact our customers with unnecessary supply interruptions which can be avoided.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to heighten efforts to curb theft, vandalism of our infrastructure and any criminal acts by anyone, especially our employees who should be our guardians against such infrastructure destruction,\u201d Maitisa said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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