Power utility Eskom says that it is forecasting no load shedding for the week ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group said that following the load shedding suspension last week, improved generating capacity means that the suspension of outages can continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Load shedding will be suspended until Friday, 22 December 16h00 at least, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Eskom will closely monitor the power system and communicate should any significant changes occur,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country is currently experiencing much lower demand due to the festive season, while unplanned outages are also below 12,500MW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The evening peak demand forecast is 23,471MW. Unplanned outages are currently at 12,158MW and planned maintenance is 8,728MW of generation\u00a0capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2023 has been the worst year on record for load shedding by a significant margin, with South Africans experiencing more than double the blackout hours than in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n