Eskom Promises No Load Shedding on Christmas Eve for South Africans
Christmas has come early for South Africans as Eskom has announced it will not be implementing any load shedding on Christmas Eve! Phew! “There is no load shedding expected today as a result of a drop in demand during the holiday period and a return of some generating units to service,” said the power utility. […]
Christmas has come early for South Africans as Eskom has announced it will not be implementing any load shedding on Christmas Eve! Phew!
“There is no load shedding expected today as a result of a drop in demand during the holiday period and a return of some generating units to service,” said the power utility.
However some South African residents say they HAVE experienced load shedding today. SAPeople follower Theresa Plummer said: “We had 4 hours this morning, so yes they are loadshedding!”
Eskom claims that since Sunday it has not used emergency diesel to supplement capacity.
“We, however, remind customers that as the system continues to be vulnerable and unpredictable, the possibility of load shedding remains,” the power utility said.
Messages like that have led to viral jokes and memes like the one below.
Breakdowns were at 14 860MW as at 06:30 this morning.
Meanwhile, technical teams continue to work over the holiday period to monitor the situation, carry out planned maintenance and work at reducing unplanned breakdowns to below 9 500MW. – SAnews.gov.za